Single oral dose of epicillin combined with probenecid in the treatment of gonorrhoea

Curr Med Res Opin. 1980;7(1):1-4. doi: 10.1185/03007998009116507.

Abstract

Two hundred and sixty male patients with gonorrhoea, allocated to 4 unequal groups, were treated with one single oral dose of: (a) 2 g epicillin plus 1 g probenecid, (b) 2 g epicillin alone, (c) 1 g epicillin, 1 g cephradine plus 1 g probenecid, and (d) 1 g epicillin and 1 g cephradine. The last 3 groups acted as controls. Follow-up, with cultures of urethral discharge, was carried out over a 2-week period in all patients. The most satisfactory results were in the group of patients receiving epicillin plus probenecid, a 97% cure rate being achieved, with urethral discharge disappearing within 24 hours of treatment.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ampicillin / administration & dosage
  • Ampicillin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use*
  • Cephradine / therapeutic use
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gonorrhea / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Probenecid / administration & dosage
  • Probenecid / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • epicillin
  • Ampicillin
  • Cephradine
  • Probenecid