Gonorrhea Treatment Ciprofloxacin. Alternative regimens are available when ceftriaxone cannot be used to treat urogenital or rectal gonorrhea. Even though who and the us centers for disease control recommend a single dose of 500 mg ciprofloxacin to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea the findings of the international studies suggest that a single dose of 250 mg ciprofloxacin effectively treats uncomplicated gonorrhea even extragenital sites of infection. The cdc recommends that when ciprofloxacin is used for the treatment of gonorrhea it be given as a 500 mg dose because this dose is safe and effective and likely to be more effective than the 250 mg dose for gonococcal strains with decreased sensitivity to the fluoroquinolones. Ciprofloxacin a fluoroquinolone antibiotic is an effective single dose treatment for uncomplicated gonorrhea genital infections.
Alternative regimens are available when ceftriaxone cannot be used to treat urogenital or rectal gonorrhea. Even though who and the us centers for disease control recommend a single dose of 500 mg ciprofloxacin to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea the findings of the international studies suggest that a single dose of 250 mg ciprofloxacin effectively treats uncomplicated gonorrhea even extragenital sites of infection. Gonorrhea can be cured with the right treatment. Cdc recommends a single dose of 500 mg of intramuscular ceftriaxone. Although medication will stop the infection it will not repair any permanent damage done by the disease. However the theoretical risks of clinically and histopathologically apparent irreversible juvenile animal cartilage damage evident within a few days of treatment have restricted the use of this drug among adolescents aged 18 years 12 14 16 18 19.
Even though who and the us centers for disease control recommend a single dose of 500 mg ciprofloxacin to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea the findings of the international studies suggest that a single dose of 250 mg ciprofloxacin effectively treats uncomplicated gonorrhea even extragenital sites of infection.
Although medication will stop the infection it will not repair any permanent damage done by the disease. The cdc recommends that when ciprofloxacin is used for the treatment of gonorrhea it be given as a 500 mg dose because this dose is safe and effective and likely to be more effective than the 250 mg dose for gonococcal strains with decreased sensitivity to the fluoroquinolones. Alternative regimens are available when ceftriaxone cannot be used to treat urogenital or rectal gonorrhea. Cdc recommends a single dose of 500 mg of intramuscular ceftriaxone. Although medication will stop the infection it will not repair any permanent damage done by the disease. However the theoretical risks of clinically and histopathologically apparent irreversible juvenile animal cartilage damage evident within a few days of treatment have restricted the use of this drug among adolescents aged 18 years 12 14 16 18 19.