[Syphilotherapy with amoxicillin, a synthetic penicillin (author's transl)].
Amoxicillin, a synthetic penicillin preparation, was given to 25 cases as an antiluetic. As for 13 cases of them, one year or more have passed since the treatment finished. 1. A daily dose of 1,000 approximately 1,500 mg of amoxicillin was continuously administered for 4 weeks, as one course. After each course finished, administrated was stoped for 2 approximately 4 weeks for examination of results of TPHA estimation, and then another course was started. 2. Effective rate in 13 cases reached about 40%. The remaining 12 cases are now under treatment. 3. Exanthema, a side effect, was observed in one of 25 cases.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000667:Ampicillin; D000658:Amoxicillin