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Table 6. Recommended antibiotics by pathogen.

Pathogen	First-line antibiotics	Second-line antibiotics
Campylobacter	Azithromycin	Ciprofloxacin^b
Non-typhoidal Salmonella	Usually not indicated^a	NA
Salmonella enterica Typhi or Paratyphi	Ceftriaxone or ciprofloxacin	Ampicillin^b, TMP/SMX^b, or azithromycin
Shigella	Azithromycin, ciprofloxacin^b, or ceftriaxone	TMP/SMX^b or ampicillin^b
Vibrio cholerae	Doxycycline	Ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, or ceftriaxone
Non-choleraic Vibrio	Noninvasive disease: usually not indicated	Noninvasive disease: usually not indicated
Non-choleraic Vibrio	Invasive disease: ceftriaxone + doxycycline	Invasive disease: TMP/SMX + aminoglycoside

^aCeftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, TMP/SMX, or amoxicillin may be used when there is a risk of invasive infections.

^bHas a high risk of resistance in South Korea and may be used based on sensitivity test results. Caution is required when sensitivity is unknown (e.g., only positive PCR results).

NA, not available; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.