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. 1986 Aug;30(2):321–322. doi: 10.1128/aac.30.2.321

Comparative clinical efficacy of single oral doses of cefuroxime axetil and amoxicillin in uncomplicated gonococcal infections.

I W Fong, W Linton, M Simbul, N A Hinton
PMCID: PMC180542  PMID: 3094443

Abstract

Cefuroxime axetil (1.5 g) was compared with amoxicillin (3 g), both given as a single oral dose combined with probenecid (1 g) for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea. Of 60 evaluable patients receiving amoxicillin, 55 (91.7%) were cured, whereas 55 (96.5%) of the 57 patients receiving cefuroxime axetil were cured (P greater than 0.1). Both drugs were well tolerated.

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