Selected Oral Antibiotics for Infectious Gastroenteritis*

Organism

Antibiotic

Campylobacter jejuni

Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)

Clostridioides difficile

Entamoeba histolytica

Giardia intestinalis (G. lamblia)

Shigella

* Antibiotics are not indicated in most cases but may be used supportively with IV fluids to treat infections caused by specific organisms.

† Resistance is increasing.

doxycycline

§ This antibiotic should not be given to pregnant women.