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Can a z pack cure chlamydia

A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Understanding med: This one will cure it. It is different from many antibiotics in its mechanics. Others you take daily for a long while because it doesn't stay in your ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sarosh Batlivala
Pediatric Cardiology 18 years experience
Possible: Azithromycin lasts for a while in the body after the last dose, possibly up to a week or more. However , it is certainly possible to become reinfected... Read More
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Dr. Keshab Paudel
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Yes, sometime: If you got treated for chlamydia its well and good but so many people don't realize that the partners to be treated as well. I don't the case here but... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Conner
Family Medicine 27 years experience
One gram : One gram of Azithromycin treats chlamydia. Due to increasing resistance you need another medicine to treat Gono preferably an injection. Please see y... Read More
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Dr. Jeffrey Levine
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Yes and no: The medication in a z-pack, azithromycin, is the drug of choice for chlamydia. However, it is supposed to be given as 1gm stat, i.e. Four 250mg tablet... Read More
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Dr. Brad Goldenberg
Neonatology 38 years experience
Mostly chlamydia: GC is treated with ceftriaxone and other meds, zpack and doxycycline can treat Chlamydia
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A male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Overtreatment: Five days of azithromycin (Z-pack) for chlamydia has not been studied formally, but almost certainly would be effective. For sure there is no need for... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Sudler
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
1,000=1,000: 1,000 MG of AZITHROMYCIN = 1,000 MG of AZITHROMYCIN, no matter what the packaging or pill color. Different pill colors are very common if the pharmac... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Lewis
Urology 46 years experience
See answer: Though treating you with Doxycycline was not inappropriate , it certainly is possible that your dysuria was not related to recurrent or residual chla... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Doubt prostatitis: No STD or any infection that might cause prostatitis is possible from such contact. I'm guessing your symptoms are some combination of urinary urgency... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Roger Sherman
Obstetrics and Gynecology 25 years experience
Yes: A single dose of 1,000mg of Azithromycin has a 97% cure rate for Chlamydia. Make sure your partner is treated so the germ doesn't bounce back and fort... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Many issues: I find it odd that a virgin carries chlamydia, but it could be acquired with heavy petting. That aside, treatment failure can occur when the sex partn... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jane Eason
35 years experience
PID: No. A single dose, 1 gram, of Azithromycin, is acceptable treatment for chlamydia. PID, however, is often polymicrobial - caused by more than one ba... Read More
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