Efficacy of 250 mg trospectomycin sulfate i.m. vs. 250 mg ceftriaxone i.m. for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.
OBJECTIVE
Due to the steadily progressive development of resistance to the drugs used for treatment, Neisseria gonorrhoeae remains a medical concern. Trospectomycin sulfate is a 6' propyl analogue of spectinomycin with potent activity against penicillin sensitive and resistant strains of N. gonorrhoeae.


OBJECTIVE
To compare the efficacy of 250 mg trospectomycin sulfate i.m. versus 250 mg ceftriaxone i.m. for single dose therapy for men and women with uncomplicated gonorrhea.


METHODS
Dual-center, randomized comparative trial.


RESULTS
Among evaluable male patients with urethral gonorrhea, 36 of 40 (90%, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 76%-97%) who were treated with trospectomycin sulfate were cured, and 22 of 22 patients (100%, [85%-100%]) treated with ceftriaxone were cured. Among evaluable female patients with cervical gonorrhea all were cured following trospectomycin sulfate (23 of 23) and following ceftriaxone therapy (13 of 13). The cure rates for pharyngeal gonorrhea were 67% (8 of 12 patients, 35%-90%) for trospectomycin sulfate therapy, and 100% (2 of 2) with ceftriaxone therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
Trospectomycin sulfate, 250 mg i.m., is effective, and well tolerated. However, for treatment of uncomplicated genital and pharyngeal gonorrhea, it is not as reliable for therapy as other recommended regimens.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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Rompalo
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D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D000198:Spectinomycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
C043267:trospectomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000198:Spectinomycin