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108 PART 2 Antibacterial Drugs
syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease (with cefoxitin).
Use as an alternative to ciprofloxacin in bioterrorism
scenarios (they are active against anthrax,
plague, tularemia). Use for malaria prophylaxis
and treatment. Tigecycline may have a role in the
treatment of complicated polymicrobial infections,
such as intra-abdominal infections and complicated
skin and skin structure infections.
Don’t Forget!
Ask patients if they take mineral supplements
(like calcium and iron) at home. Just because supplements
are not on a patient’s medication profile
does not mean they do not take them. A patient
who washes down a tetracycline with a calcium
supplement or even a glass of milk may completely
negate an otherwise brilliant therapeutic plan.