Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Oxytetracycline
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Unavailable in the U.S.
- Numerous generic manufacturers (primarily India and China)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Granuloma inguinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
- Lymphogranuloma venereum caused by Chlamydia species; nongonococcal urethritis; chancroid caused by H. ducreyi
- Psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci
- Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
- Rickettsialpox;typhus infections
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis
- Infections caused by B. bacilliformis
- Yaws caused by T. pertenue
- Infections caused by M. pneumoniae
- Brucellosis
- Infections caused by Yersinia pestis and Francisella tularensis
- Soft tissue infections
- Vibriospp. and V. fetus infections
- In PCN-allergic pts: infections caused by N. gonorrhoeae, T. pallidum and T. pertenue (syphilis and yaws), L. monocytogenes, Clostridium species, B. anthracis, Fusobacterium fusiforme (Vincent’s infection), and Actinomyces species.
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Last updated: February 19, 2026
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Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Oxytetracycline." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540412/all/Oxytetracycline.
Dzintars K, Auwaerter PG. Oxytetracycline. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540412/all/Oxytetracycline. Accessed February 26, 2026.
Dzintars, K., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2026). Oxytetracycline. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540412/all/Oxytetracycline
Dzintars K, Auwaerter PG. Oxytetracycline [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 February 26]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540412/all/Oxytetracycline.
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