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CDC to recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for bacterial STIs

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Published October 2, 2023 8:25pm ET
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CDC to recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for bacterial STIs
FILE - A pharmacist holds a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the use of the antibiotic doxycycline as a preventive measure against bacterial sexually transmitted infections, or STIs.

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