THE EFFICACY OF AZITHROMYCIN AND DOXYCYCLINE TREATMENT FOR RECTAL CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Abstract

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and Australian guidelines recommend either azithromycin or doxycycline for the treatment of rectal chlamydia. We investigated treatment efficacy of two treatments for rectal chlamydial infection. A retrospective cohort of male and female patients diagnosed with rectal chlamydial infection between 2009 and 2015 was created at the STI services (Clinic 275) in Adelaide, Australia. Patients were included in the analysis if they were treated with azithromycin (1 g single dose) or doxycycline (100 mg twice a day for 10 days) and returned for repeat testing 14 to 180 days after treatment commenced. Log binomial models were used to estimate the r..