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Table 2.

Antibiotics and Antiparasitic Treatments for GI Disease in the Common Marmoset

Drug	Dose	Comments
Azithromycin/erythromycin	Day 1: 40 mg/kg PO d 2–5: 20 mg/kg PO q24h	Treatment of Campylobacter; extended treatment duration may be necessary⁴¹
Enrofloxacin	5–10 mg/kg SC, PO, or IM q24h	To treat EPEC, Klebsiella, or Salmonella, severe colitis/enteritis²^,⁴¹
Doxycycline	d 1: 5 mg/kg PO q12h d 2–14: 5 mg/kg PO q24h	Tetracycline antibiotic with immunomodulatory effects; consider 2–4 wk administration; treatment of IBD/CLE/chronic malabsorption
Tinidazole	d 1: 150 mg/kg (62.5 mg) PO d 4: 77 mg/kg (31 mg) PO	Treatment of Giardia;¹¹⁴ contraindications include pregnancy and lactation; have utilized in young animals (3–4 mo); taste strongly aversive; recommend compounding to facilitate small volume administration (Wedgewood, 400 mg/mL as oil suspension with flavor); can be administered via oral gavage to non-sedated animals
Metronidazole	25–50 mg/kg PO q12-24 h for 10 d	Treatment of Giardia, Clostridium difficile, or dysbiosis⁶
Paromomycin	15 mg/kg PO q12h for 28 d	Treatment for Cryptosporidium parvum⁴²

CLE = chronic lymphocytic enteritis; EPEC = enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli); IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; IM = intramuscular; PO = per os; SC = subcutaneous.