Single-Arm Open-Label Clinical Trial of Two Grams of Aztreonam for the Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

ABSTRACT: The threat of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae necessitates new gonorrhea treatment regimens. Repurposing older antibiotics not routinely used for N. gonorrhoeae may expeditiously identify new therapies. Ideally, all recommended therapies should eradicate gonorrhea at the pharynx. Between April and September 2019, we enrolled men in an open-label, one-arm clinical trial of single-dose intramuscular aztreonam (2 g). Enrollment criterion included (i) nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT)-positive pharyngeal gonorrhea for ≤14 days or (ii) Gram stain-positive gonococcal urethritis plus report of performing oral sex in ≤2 months. At enrollment, we collected cultures from NAAT-positive or screening sites, and men returned 3 to 8 days following treatment for a test of cure (TOC) by cu

SUBMITTER: Barbee LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature