Antibiotic regimen used for pharyngeal GC treatment | No. of patients with TOC | No. with negative TOC result (%) |
Cefixime 400 mg + AZI 1 g | 161 | 153 (95%) |
Cefixime 400 mg + doxy ≥7 days | 10 | 5 (50%) |
Ceftriaxone 500 mg + AZI 1 g | 101 | 101 (100%) |
Ceftriaxone 500 mg + doxy ≥7 days | 16 | 16 (100%) |
Ceftriaxone 500 mg only | 9 | 9 (100%) |
Ceftriaxone 250 mg + AZI 1 g | 3 | 3 (100%) |
Ceftriaxone 250 mg + doxy ≥7 days | 2 | 2 (100%) |
Ceftriaxone 250 mg only | 5 | 5 (100%) |
Azithromycin 2 g only | 9 | 9 (100%) |
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg + AZI 1 g | 6 | 6 (100%) |
AZI, azithromycin; doxy, doxycycline 100 mg bd; TOC, test of cure.