Single dose aztreonam in treating gonorrhoea.

Of 108 consecutive patients with urogenital gonorrhoea treated with a single 1 g intramuscular dose of aztreonam, 102 were suitable for evaluation. There was 100% cure at urogenital sites but treatment failed at three of 14 (21%) rectal or pharyngeal sites. In vitro resistance to aztreonam was not noted.