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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Antimicrobials for the treatment of shigellosis Antimicrobial Treatment Schedule Comments First line Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily for three days, by mouth Second line Pivmecillinam 100 mg four times daily for five days, by mouth Resistance emerging Ceftriaxone 1 to 2 grams once daily for two to five days, intramuscularly Efficacy not validated Azithromycin 1 to 1.5 grams once daily for one to five days, by mouth High cost Efficacy not validated Courtesy of Regina C LaRocque, MD, MPH, and Mark Pietroni, MA, MBBChir, FRCP, DTM&H.