Successful Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonococcal Urethritis in HIV-Infected Patients with Single-Dose Oral Cefpodoxime | Zendy

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Successful Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonococcal Urethritis in HIV-Infected Patients with Single-Dose Oral Cefpodoxime

Author(s) -

George Psevdos,

Victoria Sharp

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2010/561908

Subject(s) - cefpodoxime , cefixime , neisseria gonorrhoeae , medicine , ceftriaxone , urethritis , gonorrhea , cephalosporin , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexually transmitted disease , gastroenterology , antibiotics , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , syphilis , biology

Fluoroquinolones are no longer recommended for the treatment of gonococcal infections in the United States. Cephalosporins - ceftriaxone and cefixime - are the treatment of choice, as suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA). There are limited data on the efficacy of cefpodoxime for the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal infections. Two cases of HIV-infected homosexual men who were successfully treated with cefpodoxime for urethritis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae are described in the present study.

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