OrganismIndication for treatmentFirst choiceAlternative
CampylobacterAll identified casesAzithromycin (Zithromax)Ciprofloxacin
Clostridioides difficileAll identified casesFidaxomicin (Dificid)*Oral vancomycin
GiardiaAll identified casesTinidazole (Tindamax), nitazoxanide (Alinia)Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Nontyphoidal Salmonella entericaConsider in patients older than 50 years with immunosuppression or significant joint or cardiac diseaseCeftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, TMP/SMX, amoxicillinNot applicable
Non- Vibrio choleraeInvasive disease only, including bloody diarrhea or sepsisCeftriaxone plus doxycyclineTMP/SMX plus aminoglycoside
Salmonella enterica typhi or paratyphiAll identified casesCeftriaxone or ciprofloxacinAmpicillin, TMP/SMX, azithromycin
Shigella spp.All identified casesAzithromycin, ciprofloxacin, or ceftriaxoneTMP/SMX, ampicillin if susceptible
Vibrio choleraeAll identified casesDoxycyclineCiprofloxacin, azithromycin, ceftriaxone
Yersinia enterocoliticaAll identified casesTMP/SMXCefotaxime (Claforan), ciprofloxacin