Tetracycline versus combination of terracycline and metronidazole in the treatment of male patients with nogonococcal urethriris.
- Author:
Han Joong KIM
;
Jae Hong KIM
;
Young Tae KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Nongonococcal Urethritis;
Trichomoniasis;
Tetracycline;
Metron dazole
- MeSH:
Gonorrhea;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea;
Male*;
Metronidazole*;
Seoul;
Tetracycline*;
Trichomonas vaginalis;
Urethritis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1993;31(6):937-943
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The number of nongonococcal urethritis(NGU) cases is exceeding more and more that of Gonorrhea in developeing nations and some of the developing countr es such as Korea. The best evidence for an etiologic role for Trichomonas Vaginalis is in nongonococcal urethritis. OBJECTIVE: We compared the effects of Tetracycline to Tetracycine and Metronidazole in the treatment of male patients with nongonococcal urethritis and wished to find out the incidence of Trichomon-as Vaginalis in male patients with nongonocaccal urethritis indirectly. METHOD: From January, ],989 to December, 1992, three hundred male patients with nongococcal urethritis(NGU) at the Venreal Disease Clinic of Choong-Ku Publi Health Center in Seoul were allocated randomly into one of two treatment regimens. and one hundred sixty eight patients were followed. RESULTS: Eighty(83.4%) of ninty six patients treated with Tetrac; cline, 500mg, PO, q.i.d. for 14 days were cured. Sixty two(86.2%) of seventy two patients treatec with Tetracycline, 500mg, PO, q.i. d. for 14 days and Metronidaole. 2.0gm, PO, for 1 day were cured. There is no significant different between the 2 groups in treated rates(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: It suggests that male patients with nongonococcal ure1hritis due to trichomoniasis are rare in Korea. This may be die to the fact that the incidence of trichorioniasis has been declining since the 1960s. It also suggests not only the need for further studies on tool is disease but also more studies on other causes of nongonocoqeal urethritis, its treatment and epidernio.ogical study.
