1990
DOI: 10.1093/jac/26.suppl_b.141
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Pefloxacin compared with cefotaxime for treating men with uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis

Abstract: In a randomized comparative study, 83 male patients suffering from acute uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis were treated with a single dose of either 0.8 g pefloxacin, given orally, or 1.0 g cefotaxime, given intramuscularly. The cure rates were 100% in both treatment groups four to seven days and 21 to 31 days, respectively, after therapy. The MICs of the isolated Neisseria gonorrhoeae ranged from 0.008 to 0.06 mg/l for pefloxacin and from 0.0005 to 0.03 mg/l for cefotaxime. Postgonococcal urethritis was fou… Show more

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