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. 1990 Jan;34(1):148–149. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.1.148

Comparison of ofloxacin and ceftriaxone in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by penicillinase-producing and non-penicillinase-producing strains.

J M Covino 1, M Cummings 1, B Smith 1, S Benes 1, K Draft 1, W M McCormack 1
PMCID: PMC171536  PMID: 2109573

Abstract

Eighty-nine patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea, including 31 patients (34.8%) infected with penicillinase-producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, were treated with oral ofloxacin (single 400-mg dose) or intramuscular ceftriaxone (250-mg dose). All 47 patients who received ofloxacin and 41 of 42 patients who received ceftriaxone were cured.

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