Use of doxycycline in modern clinical practice

The review continues the publication series devoted to well-known "classical" antimicrobial drugs the application of which in clinical practice takes on a new meaning in light of the striving to limit the globally increasing resistance of infectious diseases to antibiotics. For example, doxycycline is indicated for still relevant sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory diseases, lower respiratory tract infections, some skin infections and periodontitis. Antibiotic drug remains crucial in addressing the complex issues of prevention and treatment of a number of zoonotic diseases (including special danger infections) and vector-borne diseases, making it a strategic product for healthcare.

доксициклин, воспалительные заболевания органов малого таза, хламидиоз, акне, угревая сыпь, розацеа, периодонтит, зооноз, клещевой боррелиоз, риккетсиоз, чума, сибирская язва, малярия, doxycycline, pelvic inflammatory diseases, chlamydiosis, acne, blackheads, rosacea, periodontitis, zoonosis, tick-borne borreliosis, rickettsiosis, plague, anthrax, malaria

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