Table. Demographic and clinical characteristics of 5 patients with culture-confirmed plague (Yersina pestis infection) who were treated successfully with oral ciprofloxacin, Uganda, 2011–2014.

Patient no.	Age, y/sex	Length of illness, d*	Symptoms	Laboratory evidence	Ciprofloxacin dose, mg†
1	10/F	7	Fever, left axillary bubo	Bubo, blood cultures positive	250
2	52/F	4	Fever, right axillary bubo	Bubo, blood cultures positive	650
3	27/F	1	Fever, left inguinal bubo	Bubo, blood cultures positive	750
4	36/M	1	Fever, left axillary bubo	Blood culture positive	625
5	13/M	6	Fever, chest pain, cough, blood-tinged sputum	Sputum culture positive, blood culture negative	375

*At time treatment was sought.
†Orally, twice daily; ≈15 mg/kg bodyweight with a maximum of 750 mg.