The following about leptospirosis is true except ?
Correct Answer: Tetracycline is the drug of choice
Description: Ans. is 'e' i.e., Tetracycline is drug of choice Treatment of leptospirosis Mild cases --> Doxycycline or amplicillin or amoxicillin *Moderate or severe --> Penicillin G or ampicillin or amoxicillin or erythromycin Chemoprophvloxis *Doxycycline is the DOC. "In severe illness, I.V. benzyl penicillin is the drug of choice, for milder infections a 7-10 days course of oral amoxicillin appropriate." - Green wood 16 /e 355 . Patients allergic to penicillin can be treated with erythromycin.
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