title: Comparative clinical efficacy of single oral doses of cefuroxime axetil and amoxicillin in uncomplicated gonococcal infections.
abstract: Cefuroxime axetil (1.5 g) was compared with amoxicillin (3 g), both given as a single oral dose combined with probenecid (1 g) for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea. Of 60 evaluable patients receiving amoxicillin, 55 (91.7%) were cured, whereas 55 (96.5%) of the 57 patients receiving cefuroxime axetil were cured (P greater than 0.1). Both drugs were well tolerated.
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects; D011339:Probenecid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D000658:Amoxicillin; D002444:Cefuroxime; D011339:Probenecid; C040738:cefuroxime axetil