Treatment of gonorrhoea with single oral doses of rifampicin.
Of 103 cases of acute uncomplicated gonorrhoea treated with single oral doses of 900 mg. of a new antibiotic rifampicin 89 were followed, and 10 (11.2%) apparent failures were found.Rifampicin gives results which compare favourably with those obtained under like conditions with similar doses of other orally administered antibiotics. It provides an alternative means of single-session therapy for patients in whom penicillin is contraindicated.
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012293:Rifampin