Tularemia Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Tularemia treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Tularemia
Antibiotics typically produce a quick response to the lung disease. The drugs are injected in a muscle or given through a vein. Later in treatment, some drugs can be given by mouth. Treatment lasts 10 to 14 days. Lymph nodes may require draining. Cases are reported to public health officials.
Medications
The antibiotics:
- Streptomycin, with or without chloramphenicol
- Gentamicin
- Doxycycline
- Quinolone antibiotics, such as Ciprofloxacin
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