Prolonged use of the Greenland method of treatment of gonorrhoea.
Of 1081 patients with gonorrhoea treated with probenecid 1 g orally and benzyl penicillin 5 megaunits intramuscularly, 96.7% were cured and no complications were encountered. This treatment regimen was associated with a pronounced reduction in the proportion of gonococcal strains showing diminished...
| Published in: | Sexually Transmitted Infections |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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British Medical Journal Publishing Group
1980
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| Online Access: | http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/56/2/88 https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.56.2.88 |
| Summary: | Of 1081 patients with gonorrhoea treated with probenecid 1 g orally and benzyl penicillin 5 megaunits intramuscularly, 96.7% were cured and no complications were encountered. This treatment regimen was associated with a pronounced reduction in the proportion of gonococcal strains showing diminished sensitivity to penicillin, from 51% to between 4% and 14% over a period of four years. When this treatment method was abandoned, however, the percentage of less sensitive strains rose to 33% over the following 18 months. |
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