Clinical Efficacy of Cefixime for the Treatment of Early Syphilis.

Stafylis, Chrysovalantis; Keith, Kori; Mehta, Shivani; Tellalian, David; Burian, Pamela; Millner, Carl; Klausner, Jeffrey D · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

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Abstract

Safe and efficacious alternative treatment options for syphilis are necessary. This randomized, 2-arm, noncomparative pilot study evaluated the efficacy of oral cefixime 400 mg in achieving a ≥4-fold rapid plasma reagin titer decrease by 3 or 6 months after treatment. The proportion of cefixime arm participants treated successfully was 87% (95% confidence interval, 69%-100%; 13/15). Clinical Trials Registration. NCT03752112.

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