title: Single-dose cefixime versus single-dose ceftriaxone in the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection.
abstract: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have a significant adverse effect on reproductive and child health worldwide. The control of STDs such as gonorrhea is therefore an absolute priority. Cefixime, an oral third-generation cephalosporin with in vitro activity similar to that of ceftriaxone, may be an effective candidate for the treatment of gonorrhea. The efficacy of a single oral 400-mg dose of cefixime was compared with that of a single intramuscular 250-mg dose of ceftriaxone for the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae urethritis in 190 men and cervicitis in 46 women in Nairobi, Kenya. A bacteriologic cure was recorded in 100% of 63 evaluatable patients treated with ceftriaxone and 118 (98%) of 121 evaluatable patients treated with cefixime. Cefixime, as a single oral dose, is an effective alternative for the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis in men and cervicitis in women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Plourde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tyndall
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agoki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ombette
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Slaney
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: D'Costa
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Ndinya-Achola
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Plummer
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime