Abstracts in Urgent Care: February, 2016

SEAN M. McNEELEY, MD Azithromycin Versus Doxycycline for Chlamydia Key point: Azithromycin is a little less effective than doxycycline for chlamydia. Citation: Geisler WM, Uniyal A, Lee JY, et al. Azithromycin versus doxycycline for urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection. N Engl J Med. 2015;373:2512–2521. This study of a population in a youth correctional facility compared the effectiveness of azithromycin with doxycycline in the treatment of chlamydia. A total of 567 participants were randomized to regimens of …

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