Abstract

Thiamphenicol, an aminic derivative of hydrocarbilsulfonylpropandiol, was used for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated, gonococcal urethritis in 1,446 male patients. Each patient received one oral dose of 2.5 g of thiamphenicol, which was readministered after 48-72 hr if Neisseria gonorrhoeae continued to be present in urethral smears. Of the 1,446 patients treated, 1,230 patients underwent posttreatment evaluation at 48-72 hrs and at seven days. Twenty-eight patients (2.3%) did not respond to treatment; treatment was successful in 1,140 patients (92.7%) after only one dose, and in 62 (5.0%) after two doses. The overall rate of treatment success was 97.7%. Of 352 patients evaluated one month after treatment, serologic tests in 41 (12.6%) were positive for syphilis.

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