Standard Treatment Regimens for Nongonococcal Urethritis Have Similar but Declining Cure Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Authors

Lisa E. Manhart · University of Washington

Catherine W. Gillespie · Children's National

M. Sylvan Lowens · Public Health – Seattle & King County

Christine M. Khosropour

Danny V. Colombara

Matthew R. Golden · Public Health – Seattle & King County

Navneet R. Hakhu · University of Washington

Katherine K. Thomas

Abstract

Clinical and microbiologic cure rates for NGU were somewhat low and there was no significant difference between azithromycin and doxycycline. Mycoplasma genitalium treatment failure was extremely common. Clinical Trials Registration.NCT00358462.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Genital Health and Disease Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 56, Issue 7, pp. 934-942

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis1022

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