Social & Preventive Medicine General d318e7ea What is drug of choice in dysentery due to shigella? A Doxycycline B Ciprofloxacin C Tetracycline D No antibiotic is recommended High-Yield Explanation The drug of choice for shigella is ciprofloxacin. Shigella is usually resistant to ampicillin and cotrimoxazole. Ref: Park 21st edition, page 204.