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. 1980 Dec;56(6):397–399. doi: 10.1136/sti.56.6.397

Rectal gonorrhoea in male homosexuals. Presentation and therapy.

J L Fluker, P Deherogoda, D J Platt, A Gerken
PMCID: PMC1045840  PMID: 6449977

Abstract

In a review of rectal gonorrhoea 73 episodes were studied in 65 homosexual men. The presenting signs and symptoms were carefully noted. Treatment with a single injection of spectinomycin hydrochloride 2 g resulted in a cure rate of 94.5%. The relatively high treatment failure rate associated with rectal gonorrhoea may possibly be due to microbial mechanisms.

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