Question 1

is a single 1gm dose of cefalxin (keflex) with a 7 day treatment of doxy (200mg 2x daily) effective as a treatment for gonorrhea? overseas dr prescrd.

Accepted Answer

It may not be. : Your regimen is not in line with current cdc recommendations, which is worrisome due to the alarming increase in drug-resistant gonorrhea. If you have already started treatment as detailed above, continue your antibiotic regimen as prescribed, but see your physician for evaluation. You should be tested 1 week after starting treatment, or earlier if your symptoms to not improve.

Question 2

why only a single dose of 800 mg cefixime is recommended for curing gonorrhea? would a repeated dose not have any benefits?

Accepted Answer

: Several antibiotics work well against gonorrhea in single doses, nothing unusual about cefixime. Treatment of choice is ceftriaxone by injection but oral cefixime works well. As it happens, I was the lead investigator on the original research showing the effectiveness of cefixime for gonorrhea. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1922235/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8235928/

Question 3

i know renal adjustment doses are necessary for certain medicine regimens in people with renal disease; but are renal adjustments needed for a single dose of medicines? in this case, 800mg cefixime single dose for gonorrhea (ceftriaxone unavailable?

Accepted Answer

: In general for patient with advance kidney disease there is no need for dose adjustment with a single dose unless you want to avoid the exposure time. Certain antibiotic needs an appropriate peak level for its effectiveness so you need the full dose and it is not harmful to the kidney function if cefixime lasts a little bit longer in case of renal insufficiency.

Question 4

my gonorrhea is clearing up.and i hardly see the white pus coming out of my penis.but i still urinate frequently like every 2hrs . do i continue with cefixime or take a single dose of ceftriaxone?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone standard: Cefixime is no longer recommended for treatment of gonorrhea because of resistance.  Although it sound like you're getting better, the appropriate treatment would have been ceftriaxone.

Question 5

i am on treatment for gonorrhea, i want to know how will i know if its working.

Accepted Answer

Gonorrhea: If you had symptoms , the symptoms will go away.  The medicine is very effective for this problem most of the time.  Check for discharge, fever, pain after the antibiotics.

Question 6

had the standard treatment for gonorrhea and syphilis changed?

Accepted Answer

Yes: CDC recommends ceftriaxone as standard treatment for gonorrhea, and benzathine penicillin for syphilis.

Question 7

what's they best treatment for a person with clamydia or/and gonorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone, azithro: Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin.

Question 8

aftet how many hours are you less contagious of gonorrhea after receiving treatment?

Accepted Answer

Treating Gonorrhea: Usually you are not contagious 48 hours after you finish your treatment for this common sexually transmitted disease.

Question 9

last week i was treated for gonorrhea, today i found a tampon in me that's been there for 2 weeks. did that make my treatment ineffective?

Accepted Answer

Risk of bacteria: Having a tampon in too long is more likely to cause a bacterial toxin to accumulate from Staph overgrowth called toxic shock syndrome. Even if you don't have fevers or rashes, go see your OB-Gyne doc and get some medication. Its hard to say how that affected your GC infection, so get some cultures done , may need retrestment for the gonorrhea, Keflex or Vanco for the staph

Question 10

i've just finished treatment for gonorrhea(abx shot, 10days worth of abx in pills), when do i stop being contagious?  or have i stopped already?

Accepted Answer

You probably are no: Longer infectious but can acquire the infection again.  Are your symptoms gone?  If not, watch out.

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Is a single 1gm dose of cefalxin (keflex) with a 7 day treatment of doxy (200mg 2x daily) effective as a treatment for gonorrhea? overseas dr prescrd.

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Why only a single dose of 800 mg cefixime is recommended for curing gonorrhea? would a repeated dose not have any benefits?

A member asked:

I know renal adjustment doses are necessary for certain medicine regimens in people with renal disease; but are renal adjustments needed for a single dose of medicines? in this case, 800mg cefixime single dose for gonorrhea (ceftriaxone unavailable?

A member asked:

My gonorrhea is clearing up.and i hardly see the white pus coming out of my penis.but i still urinate frequently like every 2hrs . do i continue with cefixime or take a single dose of ceftriaxone?

A member asked:

I am on treatment for gonorrhea, i want to know how will i know if its working.

A member asked:

Had the standard treatment for gonorrhea and syphilis changed?

A member asked:

What's they best treatment for a person with clamydia or/and gonorrhea?

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Aftet how many hours are you less contagious of gonorrhea after receiving treatment?

A member asked:

Last week i was treated for gonorrhea, today i found a tampon in me that's been there for 2 weeks. did that make my treatment ineffective?

A member asked:

I've just finished treatment for gonorrhea(abx shot, 10days worth of abx in pills), when do i stop being contagious? or have i stopped already?

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