Tetracyclines are considered first-line drugs for which disorder(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chlamydia trachomatis cervicitis
b. Clostridium difficile diarrhea
c. Lyme disease
d. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus skin infections
e. Typhus fever
ANS: A, C, E
Tetracyclines are drugs of first choice for rickettsial diseases, infections caused by C. trachomatis, brucellosis, cholera, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Lyme disease, anthrax, and gastric infections caused by H. pylori. They are not first-line drugs for CDAD or MRSA skin infections.
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