To Compare Ofloxacin With Azitromycin for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Treatment

Phase 4 Study of Azitromicin in the Treatment of PID

Objective: To compare two oral treatments: Ofloxacin + Metronidazole, and Azitromycin +Metronidazole in outpatients with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

Materials and Methods: Two hundred patients divided to two groups( A , B). Group A (treated by Ofloxacin 400 mg. + Metronidazole 500mg) and Group B (a single dose of oral Azitromicine 1gr + Metronidazole 500mg) for 10 days, were compared in terms of side effects and efficacy

Two hundred patients divided to two groups( A , B). Group A (treated by Ofloxacin 400 mg. + Metronidazole 500mg) and Group B (a single dose of oral Azitromicine 1gr + Metronidazole 500mg) for 10 days, were compared in terms of side effects and efficacy

Inclusion Criteria:Eligibility criteria were having three out of five following symptoms: a-lower abdominal pain, b-vaginal discharges, c- adnexal tenderness, d-cervical motion tenderness (CMT), e-cervisitis.

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Exclusion Criteria:Excluding criteria were as follows: a-unmarried women, b-pregnant women, c-women with infection during menstruation, d- history of abortion or miscarriage during the last month, e-underlying diseases such as diabetes, f-used antibiotics in the last month, or allergy to the antibiotics used in the study, g-history of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease within the last year, and h- suspicion of being multi partner.

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