Table 8: Antibiotic Treatment of Yersinia enterocolitica Infection

Antibiotic Dose / Day
Ceftriaxone + Gentamycin 2 g + 240 mg
Ciprofloxacin 1000 mg
Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole 875 and 125 mg, x 2 daily
Gentamycin
Doxycycline
240 mg
400 mg
Piperacillin
Entapeneum
8 g
1g
Rifampicin (in combination with doxycycline or azithormycin) 600 mg
Treatment duration for chronic course (no reliable data basis) 2 - 3 months, if necessary 6 months for so-called reactive arthritis [108]