Retrospective Review of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea Treatment Failures in Alberta, Canada

Our review of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pharyngeal treatment failures from sexually transmitted infection clinics in Alberta suggests that treatment failures with oral cefixime monotherapy were not related to elevated cefixime minimum inhibitory concentrations. Dual therapy with oral cefixime and azithr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sexually transmitted diseases 2013-11, Vol.40 (11), p.877-879
Hauptverfasser:	Gratrix, Jennifer, Bergman, Joshua, Egan, Cari, Drews, Steven J., Read, Ron, Singh, Ameeta E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Alberta - epidemiology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Azithromycin - therapeutic use Cefixime - therapeutic use Drug therapy Drug Therapy, Combination Female Gonorrhea Gonorrhea - drug therapy Gonorrhea - epidemiology Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Neisseria gonorrhoeae - drug effects Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification Pharyngeal Diseases - drug therapy Pharyngeal Diseases - epidemiology Pharyngeal Diseases - microbiology Pharynx - microbiology Pharynx - pathology Retrospective Studies Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data Sexually transmitted diseases STD Throat Treatment Failure
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Zusammenfassung:	Our review of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pharyngeal treatment failures from sexually transmitted infection clinics in Alberta suggests that treatment failures with oral cefixime monotherapy were not related to elevated cefixime minimum inhibitory concentrations. Dual therapy with oral cefixime and azithromycin may be a suitable alternate for the treatment of pharyngeal gonorrhea.
ISSN:	0148-5717 1537-4521
DOI:	10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000033