does it take 2 days of antibiotics to treat ngu? this guy went to the clinic and got treated for it they said it will take only 2 days does it really take that long?
2006-11-25 17:38:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
I Assume you Mean Non-Gonococcal Urethritis, In Which Case, 10 Days of a Tetracycline or Macrolide Antibiotic.
2006-11-25 18:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It takes longer than 2 days to resolve non specific urethritis (NSU). It is true that after 1 dose of antibiotics some people are no longer contagious but I would not wish to expose another until I have completed a 10 day course. It is true that zithromycin is used as a 3 to 5 day course of treatment for NSU but I do not recommend this as I do not believe that the success rate is much above 50%.
2006-11-26 03:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/std/education/stdinfo.pdf
2006-11-26 01:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋