Treatment of gonorrhoea with cefotiam: activity in vitro and clinical results of a 1-gram single-dose regimen.
Cefotiam is clearly more active against Neisseria gonorrhoeae in vitro than penicillin. This applies especially to strains producing beta-lactamase but also to those which do not. No strain requires more than 0.25 micrograms/ml for inhibition. 1 g of cefotiam dissolved in 3 ml of 1% lidocaine solution cures 90.0% of patients suffering from uncomplicated genital gonorrhoea if injected once intramuscularly. Tolerance of this regimen is very good, no major side-effect being found.
D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015310:Cefotiam; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects
D015310:Cefotiam; D002439:Cefotaxime