The Effect of Oral Azithromycin in the Treatment of Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the major causes of sexually transmitted disease and also the
leading infectious cause of blindness in the world.Treatment of C. trachomatis eye infection
has involved for a long time. The efficacy of single dose azithromycin has already been
demonstrated as effective in the treatment of both trachoma and adult inclusion
conjunctivitis.However, in our clinical experience, some patients of chlamydial
conjunctivitis may require augmented single dose azithromycin treatments before C.
trachomatis is eradicated. In this way, we would like to known the efficacy of single dose
and augmented single dose azithromycin in the treatment of chlamydial conjunctivitis.