Efficacy of pefloxacin in acute gonococcal urethritis

Afr J Med Med Sci. 1997 Sep-Dec;26(3-4):185-6.

Abstract

A clinical trial of pefloxacin as a single oral regimen in the treatment of acute uncomplicated gonococcal infection was evaluated in sixty-four male patients with clinical and laboratory diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis using a single dose of 800 mg pefloxacin. Of the 64 men, 59 (92.2%) were infected by (penicillinase producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) strains, while 5 (7.8%) had non-PPNG strains. The cumulative percentage cure for all infections was 84.4%. Pefloxacin is effective as a single dose therapy for acute gonococcal urethritis in males infected by penicillinase producing and non-penicillinase producing Neisseria gonorrhea in our area of study.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis
  • Gonorrhea / drug therapy*
  • Gonorrhea / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Nigeria
  • Pefloxacin / therapeutic use*
  • Penicillinase
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urethritis / diagnosis
  • Urethritis / drug therapy*
  • Urethritis / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
  • Pefloxacin
  • Penicillinase