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R R Willcox

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Treatment of gonorrhoea with single oral doses of rifampicin.

Of 103 cases of acute uncomplicated gonorrhoea treated with single oral doses of 900 mg. of a new antibiotic rifampicin 89 were followed, and 10 (11.2%) apparent failures were found.Rifampicin gives results which compare favourably with those obtained under like conditions with similar doses of other orally administered antibiotics. It provides an alternative means of single-session therapy for patients in whom penicillin is contraindicated.

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