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Can Gonorrhoea Remain Asymptomatic For Over A Month In Men?

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Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2015
Question: Can gonorrohea remain asymptomatic for over a month in men?? I dont have symptoms and i took 1gm azithromycin stat in order to cover both chalm trachomatis and gonococcus! Is monotherapy effective against gonoccocus?
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Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (2 hours later)
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
I will reply your queries one by one.
Both gonorrhoea and chlamydia infection can remain asymptomatic in large number of men as well as women.
Although 1 gm AZITHROMYCIN stat in single dose is the standard treatment for chlamydia infection,treatment of gonorrhoea is always done by combination of two antibiotics because of high resistance chances against a single drug.
AZITHROMYCIN in 1 gm dose is generally supplemented with either a single injection  of ceftriaxone 500 mg intramuscular or with oral tablet of oofloxacin in the dose of 400 mg ( single dose ) or with ciprofloxacin 500 mg ( single dose )
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
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Can Gonorrhoea Remain Asymptomatic For Over A Month In Men?

Brief answer....explained below Detailed answer... Hello, Thanks for the query. I have read your query and understand your concern. I will reply your queries one by one. Both gonorrhoea and chlamydia infection can remain asymptomatic in large number of men as well as women. Although 1 gm AZITHROMYCIN stat in single dose is the standard treatment for chlamydia infection,treatment of gonorrhoea is always done by combination of two antibiotics because of high resistance chances against a single drug. AZITHROMYCIN in 1 gm dose is generally supplemented with either a single injection  of ceftriaxone 500 mg intramuscular or with oral tablet of oofloxacin in the dose of 400 mg ( single dose ) or with ciprofloxacin 500 mg ( single dose ) I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query. Best of luck Thanks