What is the drug of choice for bacillary dysentery

Quinolones, such as ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin, are preferred in the antimicrobial drug therapy for patients with bacillary dysentery.
Bacterial dysentery is an inflammation of the intestinal tract that occurs after infection with Shigella spp. Patients may have fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, mucous blood stools, fear of cold and other symptoms, and the treatment measures include antimicrobial therapy and symptomatic treatment, etc., of which the first choice of antimicrobial therapy is quinolones, such as ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and so on.
Patients who are resistant to quinolones can also choose ceftriaxone, azithromycin and other antibiotics, in addition, according to the patient’s symptoms, chlorpromazine, belladonna, atropine and other drugs should be used for analgesia, anticonvulsant therapy and other rehydration, antipyretic, open the airway and other symptomatic treatment.
Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, it is recommended that patients with bacillary dysentery go to the gastroenterology department of a regular hospital for detailed counseling and treatment as prescribed.