Erratum: Update on treatment of primary syphilis

Erratum:

The July 2006 issue of Consultant, which featured an update on STDs, included a case on primary syphilis in a teenager (page 427). Therapy with intramuscular penicillin G (weekly for 3 weeks) or ceftriaxone (daily for 2 weeks) was recommended. However, the CDC's newly published guidelines on STD treatment recommend therapy with a single intramuscular dose of 2.4 million units of penicillin G.¹ If the patient is allergic to penicillin, the alternative is therapy with doxycycline (100 mg orally bid for 14 days) or tetracycline (500 mg qid for 14 days). Ceftriaxone is not a recommended treatment for syphilis.

References:

REFERENCE:

1.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases. Treatment guidelines, 2006.

MMWR.

2006;55(RR-11):1-100. Available at: www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2006/ rr5511.pdf. Accessed August 14, 2006.