Acrosoxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea

R. J. Walsh; R. Scott; J. B. Bittiner; M. Shahidullah; R. C.B. Slack

doi:10.1136/sti.59.4.242

Acrosoxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea

R. J. Walsh
, R. Scott
, J. B. Bittiner
, M. Shahidullah
, R. C.B. Slack^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Acrosoxacin was given as a single 300 mg oral dose to 105 patients with acute gonorrhoea. Of the 100 patients followed completely there was a 93% cure rate and 33% of men developed postgonococcal urethritis (PGU). This compared with a 97% cure and 30% PGU with 2 megaunits penicillin. The in vitro activity of acrosoxacin in Nottingham against strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae showed that it was a highly active agent with 90070 of strains inhibited by a concentration of 0-03 mg/l.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	242-244
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sexually Transmitted Infections
Volume	59
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.59.4.242
Publication status	Published - 1983

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Acrosoxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea

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