Translations:Acute diarrhea/56/es

Agent	Treatment
Clostridium difficile	Vancomycin 125 mg PO four times daily for 10 days Fidaxomicin 200 mg PO two times daily for 10 days
Campylobacter jejuni	Eritromicina 500mg VO cada 12 horas x 5 días Ciprofloxacina 500mg VO cada 12 horas x 5 días O Azitromicina 500mg VO una vez al día x 5 días
Entamoeba histolytica	Metronidazole 750mg PO three times daily for 5-10 days PLUS Paromomycin 500mg q8hrs for 7 days OR Iodoquinol 650mg q 8hrs daily 20 days
Giardia lamblia	Metronidazole 250mg PO q8hrs for 7-10days Tinidazole 2g PO once
Microsporidium	Albendazole 400mg PO BID x 21 days + HAART therapy if HIV positive
Cryptosporidium	Paromomycin 500mg PO q8hrs x 14-28days +HAART therapy if HIV positive
Salmonella (non typhoid)	Treatment is not recommended routinely but should be considered if: Immunocompromised Age<6 mo or >50yo Has any prostheses Valvular heart disease Severe Atherosclerosis Active Malignancy Uremic Options: Immunocompromised patients should have 14 days of therapy TMP/SMX 1 DS tab PO BID x 5 days Ceftriaxone 2g IV once daily x 5 days Levofloxacin 500mg PO once daily x 5 days Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO BID x 5 days
Shigella	Treatment extended for 10 days if immunocompromised' Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO BID x 5 days TMP/SMX 1 DS tab PO BID x 5 days Levofloxacin 500mg PO once daily x 5 days Azithromycin 500mg PO daily x 5 days
Vibrio Cholerae	Doxycycline 300mg PO as single dose TMP/SMX 1 tablet (5mg/kg) PO BID daily x 3 daily Azithromycin 20mg/kg (1g) PO once
Yersinia enterocolitica	Antibiotics are not required unless patient is immunocompromised or systemically ill Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO BID daily Levofloxacin 500mg PO once daily TMP/SMX 1 DS tab (5mg/kg) PO BID