An open label comparative study of azithromycin and doxycycline in the treatment of non-gonococcal urethritis in males and Chlamydia trachomatis cervicitis in female sex workers in an STD clinic in Singapore

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1999
We conclude that a single dose of azithromycin is as effective as a one week course of doxycycline in treating non-gonococcal urethritis in males and in the elimination of Chlamydia trachomatis in females with cervicitis, with the added advantage of a convenient single dose that can be supervised.
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Authors Tan HH;Chan RK;;
Journal singapore medical journal
Year 1999
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10572491
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine treatment outcome adult female male adolescent middle aged Comparative Study Clinical Trial anti-bacterial agents / adverse effects anti-bacterial agents / administration & dosage chlamydia infections / drug therapy* doxycycline / adverse effects urethritis / drug therapy* uterine cervicitis / drug therapy* uterine cervicitis / microbiology azithromycin / administration & dosage* urethritis / microbiology* azithromycin / adverse effects pmid:10572491 h h tan r k chan ambulatory care facilities chlamydia infections / diagnosis chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification* doxycycline / administration & dosage* gonorrhea sex work sexually transmitted diseases / drug therapy singapore

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