Evaluation of a seven day course of oxytetracycline in women with chlamydial cervicitis.
In an urban clinic for sexually-transmitted diseases, 270 women with cervical swabs culture positive for Chlamydia trachomatis were treated with 250 mg oxytetracycline orally four times daily for 7 days. Chlamydial infection was found again in 17 of 220 (7.3%) women examined one month after treatment, and in 12 of 113 (9.7%) women reexamined three months after treatment. Even in cases where reinfection seemed unlikely, only 177 of 198 (89%) were cured. Most post-treatment infections were not clinically apparent, and laboratory follow-up was essential for evaluation of chemotherapy.
D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012008:Recurrence; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D010118:Oxytetracycline