title: The treatment of gonococcal proctitis. An evaluation of 173 patients treated with 4 g of spectinomycin.
abstract: A group of 1,533 homosexual males were examined in 1976 for gonorrhea at the Skin Clinic of the Boston Dispensary. This examination included a rectal culture. There were 213 males with positive rectal cultures: an infection rate of 13.7%. Of these, 173 were treated with 4 g of spectinomycin hydrochloride, intramuscularly, and 127 (73.4%) returned in one week for a posttreatment examination and culture. All who returned had a negative culture. Four grams of intramuscular spectinomycin hydrochloride appears to be effective in the treatment of gonococcal proctitis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011349:Proctitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D000198:Spectinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000198:Spectinomycin