Quinolones as an alternative treatment of chlamydial, mycoplasma and gonococcal urogenital infections

Dermatology. 1992;185(2):128-31. doi: 10.1159/000247427.

Abstract

We report the results of several trials aimed at evaluating the quinolones in urogenital infections. In Chlamydia trachomatis infections, ofloxacin (200 mg b.i.d. for 10 days) gave a cure rate of 98% (n = 66), and fleroxacin (400 mg s.i.d. for 7 days) provided a cure rate of 89% (n = 19). A double-blind study comparing fleroxacin (600 mg s.i.d.) to doxycycline (100 mg b.i.d.) for 7 days showed similar high cure rates for both regimens (100%; n = 23). In Mycoplasma hominis infections, ofloxacin (200 mg b.i.d. for 10 days) yielded a cure rate of 86% (n = 50) for M. hominis and 55% (n = 43) for Ureaplasma urealyticum. Gonococcal infections (n = 122) were all cured by a single dose of 200 mg ofloxacin. Both ofloxacin and fleroxacin were well tolerated and may be recommended for patients with chlamydial or uncomplicated gonococcal infections, although 600 mg fleroxacin showed a higher incidence of adverse events compared to doxycycline.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • 4-Quinolones
  • Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Chlamydia Infections / drug therapy*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / microbiology
  • Gonorrhea / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Male Urogenital Diseases*
  • Mycoplasma
  • Mycoplasma Infections / drug therapy*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Ureaplasma Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • 4-Quinolones
  • Anti-Infective Agents