Comparison of ampicillin plus probenecid with amoxicillin plus probenecid for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea

Sex Transm Dis. 1979 Apr-Jun;6(2):72-4. doi: 10.1097/00007435-197904000-00006.

Abstract

The efficacy of 3 g of amoxicillin plus 1 g of probenecid was compared with the efficacy of 3.5 g of ampicillin plus 1 g of probenecid for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea. In a clinical trial no therapeutic failure was seen among 60 patients who were treated with the former regimen. The combination of ampicillin plus probenecid resulted in two therapeutic failures (3.6%) among the 55 patients given it. It was concluded that amoxicillin plus probenecid is as effective as ampicillin plus probenecid for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Amoxicillin / adverse effects
  • Amoxicillin / therapeutic use*
  • Ampicillin / adverse effects
  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Gonorrhea / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Probenecid / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Ampicillin
  • Amoxicillin
  • Probenecid