Definition of doxycycline
: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections
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If that doesn't work: Treat inflammation from the inside out with a course of oral antibiotics (like doxycycline or minocycline).
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In the past, most antibiotic-resistant strains gonorrhea could be still be treated by using a combination of the drugs ceftriaxone and oral azithromycin or doxycycline.
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Compared to other antibiotics such as doxycycline, cefoperazone and daptomycin, the sugar substitute proved to be the most effective in preventing the bacteria.
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Nonetheless, Keithley-Myers was given doxycycline, an antibiotic used to treat Lyme disease.
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If Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is detected early and appropriate treatment — the antibiotic doxycycline — is started, the disease will be fatal in under three percent of patients, Christenson said.
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She was treated with two four-week courses of oral doxycycline, which is recommended for patients with arthritis associated with untreated Lyme infection.
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The most effective treatment is the antibiotic doxycycline, given within five days after symptoms appear.
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Caught quickly, a course of the antibiotic doxycycline can usually save a patient's life.
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Origin and Etymology of doxycycline
deoxy- + tetracycline
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medical Definition of doxycycline
: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections
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