Can Gonorrhoea Remain Asymptomatic For Over A Month In Men?

Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2015

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Question : Can gonorrohea remain asymptomatic for over a month in men?? I dont have symptoms and i took 1gm azithromycin stat in order to cover both chalm trachomatis and gonococcus! Is monotherapy effective against gonoccocus?

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (2 hours later)

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Detailed answer...
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
I will reply your queries one by one.
Both gonorrhoea and chlamydia infection can remain asymptomatic in large number of men as well as women.
Although 1 gm AZITHROMYCIN stat in single dose is the standard treatment for chlamydia infection,treatment of gonorrhoea is always done by combination of two antibiotics because of high resistance chances against a single drug.
AZITHROMYCIN in 1 gm dose is generally supplemented with either a single injection of ceftriaxone 500 mg intramuscular or with oral tablet of oofloxacin in the dose of 400 mg ( single dose ) or with ciprofloxacin 500 mg ( single dose )
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
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