Single-dose treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea in males with minocycline.
Minocycline in a single 300 mg. oral dose was given to 103 men with uncomplicated gonorrhoea, of whom 85 were followed-up for at least 2 weeks. The cure rate in the 85 followed was 94.1 per cent. There were no side-effects. Thus minocycline could be considered as an effective and safe alternative to penicillin in the single-dose treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea in the male, but at the moment it is too expensive for routine use.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000382:microbiology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008911:Minocycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013754:Tetracyclines; D014521:Urethra / Q000378:metabolism
D013754:Tetracyclines; D008911:Minocycline