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Clinical Trial
. 1986 Apr;5(2):244-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02013999.

Treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis in men with two dosages of ciprofloxacin

M J Tegelberg-Stassen, J C van der Hoek, L Mooi, J H Wagenvoort, T van Joost, M F Michel, E Stolz
Clinical Trial

Treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis in men with two dosages of ciprofloxacin

M J Tegelberg-Stassen et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1986 Apr.

Abstract

One hundred and sixty-four male patients suffering from urethral gonorrhoea were treated in an open randomised trial with either 250 mg (n = 85) or 500 mg (n = 79) ciprofloxacin administered in one tablet. Cure rates in both groups were 100%. Postgonococcal urethritis was observed in 31 of 85 (36%) patients in the first group, and in 21 of 79 patients (27%) in the second group. Side-effects were minor, occurring in four patients in the 250 mg group (4.7%) and in seven in the 500 mg group (8.9%). The side-effects consisted of nausea, diarrhoea and headache. Ciprofloxacin would appear to be a very effective drug in the treatment of urethral gonorrhoea in males.

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