Use of third-generation cephalosporins. Spirochetes.
Although dosing schedules are still being worked out, ceftriaxone has been shown to be effective in both primary and secondary syphilis. In our experience, ceftriaxone was the drug of choice for the treatment of Lyme disease.
Luft
B
B
Division of Infectious Diseases, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Mariuz
P
P
D000818:Animals; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000187:drug effects; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000187:drug effects
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone