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home:mp:stages:stagefive [10.22.2016] – [The over-exuberant Stage-Five immune response] sallieq | home:mp:stages:stagefive [07.24.2020] – [Antibiotics] sallieq | ||
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An over-exuberant Stage Five reaction can happen in latter stages of the MP, even in the absence of antibiotics, | An over-exuberant Stage Five reaction can happen in latter stages of the MP, even in the absence of antibiotics, | ||
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A Stage Five reaction is often erratic and may not be easily relieved by the usual techniques. | A Stage Five reaction is often erratic and may not be easily relieved by the usual techniques. | ||
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- | discontinue azithromycin if it has been taken. //N.B. the use of azithromycin is now strongly discouraged// | + | discontinue azithromycin if it has been taken. //**N.B. the use of azithromycin is now strongly discouraged**//. |
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+ | This will often result in a one-time exacerbation of symptoms, particularly from days 10 to 12 (and possibly even for some weeks), as the concentration of the azithromycin slowly wanes, but in the long run will lead to greater stability. | ||
Progressively withdrawing minocycline and clindamycin, | Progressively withdrawing minocycline and clindamycin, | ||
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