Resources for Clinicians Treatment of genitourinary chlamydial infection is clearly indicated when the infection is diagnosed or suspected
Azithromycin is a commonly prescribed antibiotic that belongs to the class of macrolide antibiotics
Immediate treatment is not recommended for all sexual contacts of chlamydia but offer testing of exposed anatomical sites and await results
Azithromycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide
Refer to Pelvic inflammatory disease treatment guideline s
Treatment for coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis with oral doxycycline (100 mg twice daily for 7 days) should be administered when chlamydial infection has not been excluded
In a macaque model of pelvic inflammatory disease, azithromycin reduced inflammation and was more effective in eradicating chlamydia from the lower and upper reproductive tract (in 12 of 12 It usually takes approximately 7 days for azithromycin to cure chlamydia
Sex Transm Dis 2016;43: 110-112
Nevertheless, an experimental study in the UK, comparing azithromycin with doxycycline, demonstrated a higher treatment failure rate of azithromycin in non-genital and they suggest using 4EpDN cyclic peptomer as a prophylactic treatment against Chlamydia trachomatis due to the strong inhibitor effect that they found in the
Bacterial resistance to azithromycin is a common cause of chlamydia treatment failure