Evaluation of a seven day course of oxytetracycline in women with chlamydial cervicitis
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- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 5 (5) , 591-595
Abstract
In an urban clinic for sexually-transmitted diseases, 270 women with cervical swabs culture positive forChlamydia trachomatiswere treated with 250 mg oxytetracycline orally four times daily for 7 days. Chlamydial infection was found again in 17 of 220 (7.3 %) women examined one month after treatment, and in 12 of 113 (9.7 %) women reexaminee three months after treatment. Even in cases where reinfection seemed unlikely, only 177 of 198 (89 %) were cured. Most post-treatment infections were not clinically apparent, and laboratory follow-up was essential for evaluation of chemotherapy.Keywords
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