Antibiotics Early antibiotic treatment of anthrax is essential; delay significantly lessens chances for survival. Treatment for anthrax infection and other bacterial infections includes large doses of intravenous and oral antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin), doxycycline, erythromycin, vancomycin, or penicillin. FDA-approved agents include ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, and penicillin. In possible cases of pulmonary anthrax, early antibiotic prophylaxis treatment is crucial to prevent possible death. Many attempts have been made to develop new drugs against anthrax, but existing drugs are effective if treatment is started soon enough.
aNTibiotics eARLy AntIBIotic trEAtMENT of AnthraX is esSEnTiAl; deLay SigNiFicANTly lessEns cHances For suRvival. tREAtmeNt For anthRAx inFection anD Other bacterIal InFECtioNs INclUdes large dOseS of iNtRavenoUS and Oral antiBiOtICs, SUch as fluoroquiNOloNes (cIprOFlOXACIN), doXyCYcLiNe, erythroMYcin, VAncoMycin, OR peNicilliN. fDa-appRoVed aGenTs iNclUde CipRofloxaciN, dOXyCycliNe, and penicillin. in possIBlE CaseS of pulMonaRy anthRax, eaRLy aNtIbiotic proPhYlaXiS TrEatmenT iS crUcial to PReVenT possIBLe Death. mAny AttEMptS hAve BeEn MAde to DevElop neW druGs agaiNsT antHrax, bUt exiStINg Drugs are EffEcTIvE if TreatmEnt IS started sooN EnouGH.