Table 3.

Ct infection treatment options following the guidelines [20,57,58].

Type of Ct Infection	Treatment Options
Uncomplicated genital chlamydia	Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days Azithromycin 1 g orally as a single dose
	Tetracycline 500 mg orally four times a day for 7 days
	Erythromycin 500 mg orally four times a day for 7 days
	Levofloxacin 500 mg orally once daily for 7 days
Anorectal chlamydial infection	Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days over
	Azithromycin 1 g orally as a single dose
Genital chlamydial infection in pregnant women	Azithromycin 1 g orally as a single dose
	Amoxicillin 500 mg orally three times a day for 7 days
	Erythromycin 500 mg orally four times a day for 7 days
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)	Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 21 days Azithromycin 1 g orally, weekly for 3 weeks Erythromycin 500 mg orally four times a day for 21 days
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Conjunctivitis	Azithromycin 20 mg/kg/day orally, one dose daily for 3 days
	Erythromycin 50 mg/kg/day orally, in four divided doses daily for 14 days
Ocular prophylaxis	Tetracycline hydrochloride 1% eye ointment
	Erythromycin 0.5% eye ointment
	Povidone iodine 2.5% solution
	Silver nitrate 1% solution
	Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment