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Cefiximtherapie bei Patienten mit nachgewiesener Gonorrhoe

Cefixime therapy in patients with proven gonorrhea

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Cefixim ist ein neues, oral wirksames Cephalosporinderivat der sogenannten dritten Generation. Die Substanz besitzt hohe antimikrobielle Aktivität gegenNeisseria gonorrhoeae, einschließlich Betalaktamase-positiver Stämme. In der vorliegenden offenen, unkontrollierten Studie wurden 14 männliche Patienten mit akuter Gonorrhoe im Alter von 23 bis 48 Jahren ambulant mit einer Einmaldosis von 400 mg Cefixim behandelt. Alle 13 vollauswertbaren Patienten wurden klinisch und bakteriologisch geheilt. Unerwünschte Begleiterscheinungen wurden nicht beobachtet.

Summary

Cefixime is a new third generation oral cephalosporin that exibits excellent antibacterial activity againstNeisseria gonorrhoeae, including betalactamase-positive strains. In an open uncontrolled clinical trial 14 male patients suffering from acute gonorrhea, aged 23 to 48 years, were treated with a single dose of 400 mg of cefixime. All 13 fully evaluable patients were clinically and bacteriologically cured. Side effects were not reported.

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Backhaus, A., Tinzl, J. Cefiximtherapie bei Patienten mit nachgewiesener Gonorrhoe. Infection 18 (Suppl 3), S145–S146 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644634

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