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Antibiotic treatment of choice for treating cholera in an adult is a single dose of -

A
Tetracycline
B
Contrimoxazole
C
Doxycycline
D
Furazolidone
High-Yield Explanation
- a single oral dose of doxycycline 300mg for adults and 6mg/kg for children under 15 years has been proved effective for chemoprophylaxis for cholera. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:233 <\p>

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