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Single-dose oral ampicillin in the treatment of gonococcal urethritis in males

Bakar R 1 , Lim VKE 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Ridzwan Bakar, MBBS (Mal), MRCP (UK), Dip Ven (L'pool). Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 V.K.E. Lim, MBBS (Mal) MSc (Med Micro) Lond. Department of Microbiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1981 Dec;36(4):202-4.
PMID: 7334952

Abstract

One hundred and eight consecutive previously untreated males with gonococcal urethritis were treated with single-dose oral ampicillin under supervision. A high failure-rate of 41.5 percent was obtained. The main cause of failure was the high incidence of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae - an overall incidence of 37.2 percent was obtained.

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