Indian journal of medical microbiology
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Indian J Med Microbiol · Oct 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCorrelation between In vitro susceptibility and treatment outcome with azithromycin in gonorrhoea: a prospective study.
This prospective study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by disc diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by E -test with special reference to azithromycin. Also, the correlation between in vitro susceptibility and treatment outcome with single 2 g oral dose azithromycin was assessed. ⋯ Results of our study indicate that 2 g single oral dose azithromycin is safe and effective in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea.