<s>[INST] My wife was given streptoquin on holiday saying this was used for tummy bug but just wanted to no what there used for ?? It has come to our attention throught our local dr that she caught samonella poisoning on our holiday we just wonderd why the gave her this ? [/INST] Hi, Streptokinase is a thrombolytic medication used to dissolve blood clots that are formed in the blood vessels of the heart, lungs or in the legs causing myocardial infarction (heart attack), pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis respectively. Whereas streptomycin contains clioquinol, atropine, sulfathiazole and streptomycin as active ingredients and is commonly prescribed to treat infections like diarrhea and intestinal meiosis, caused by susceptible bacteria and protozoa. Based on the history your wife seems to be suffering from diarrhea caused by intestinal infections for which her doctor prescribed streptomycin. Let her continue to take the prescribed treatment along with oral rely Chat Doctor.  </s>