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Evaluation of a seven day course of oxytetracycline in women with chlamydial cervicitis

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In an urban clinic for sexually-transmitted diseases, 270 women with cervical swabs culture positive for Chlamydia trachomatis were 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.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    D. Hobson & N. Lee

  2. Department of Genito-urinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    O. P. Arya, P. M. S. Rao, I. A. Tait & M. G. Bradley

  3. Public Health Laboratory Service, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    H. Mallinson

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Hobson, D., Arya, O.P., Rao, P.M.S. et al. Evaluation of a seven day course of oxytetracycline in women with chlamydial cervicitis. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 5, 591–595 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017712

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