Failure of azithromycin therapy in gonorrhea and discorrelation with laboratory test parameters.

doi:10.1097/00007435-199811000-00002

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Failure of azithromycin therapy in gonorrhea and discorrelation with laboratory test parameters.

Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Nov 1998

Tapsall J W, Shultz T R, Limnios E A, Donovan B, Lum G, Mulhall B P

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BACKGROUND: Azithromycin is efficacious in the treatment of chlamydial genital tract infection but less so in gonorrhea. However, MICs of azithromycin for gonococci from previously reported azithromycin treatment failures were consistently below the 'susceptible' MIC level of 2 mg/L. GOAL OF THIS...

Topics

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Azithromycin
Female
Gonorrhea
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Phenotype
Sensitivity and Specificity
Treatment Failure

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