Recommended treatment regimens for chancroid from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United Kingdom Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG)
| Antimicrobial | Dose | Frequency | Duration | Route | Recommending body |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bd = twice daily, tds = three times daily, qds = four times daily, im = intramuscular. | |||||
| Erythromycin | 500 mg | tds | 7 days | oral | WHO |
| Erythromycin | 500 mg | qds | 7 days | oral | CDC, CEG |
| Azithromycin | 1 g | single dose | – | oral | CDC, CEG |
| Ceftriaxone | 250 mg | single dose | – | im | WHO, CDC, CEG |
| Ciprofloxacin | 500 mg | single dose | – | oral | WHO, CEG |
| Ciprofloxacin | 500 mg | bd | 3 days | oral | CDC, CEG |
| Spectinomycin | 2 g | single dose | – | im | WHO |