Single dose oral amoxycillin and clavulanic acid in the treatment of gonococcal urethritis in males

Forty-two previously untreated male patients with uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis were treated with a single dose oral regimen comprising 3 gm ofamoxycillin and 125 mg of clavulanic acid. Thirty-five patients returned for follow-up and the cure rate among them was 89 percent. The cure rate for patients infected with penicillinase producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) was 73 percent. Further work is required to establish the optimum dosage for this particular regimen.

Study site: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) clinic at the Faculty of Medicine,
Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM)