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Would doxycycline treat group b strep? i know it's not the first choice treatment, but would it cover it?
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No to doxycycline: Group B strep is treated using penicillin or ampicillin sometimes plus an aminoglycoside agent. Doxyccycline does not cover for group B strep.
Answered 1/3/2017
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Why are you treating: GBS is a considered a common/normal germ that can be found in the digestive tract of all and the moist female genital tract.About 1/3 of women will have it at any one time (comes and goes).It can occasionally cause a UTI, and is deadly if passed to a newborn but is otherwise innocuous.After treatment it is likely to return.You would never take doxy while pregnant (fetal risk) and it doesn't work
Answered 4/25/2019
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