Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis
| TABLE 59-3. Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis During Pregnancy | |
Regimen | Drug and Dosage |
First choice | Erythromycin base, 500 mg orally four times daily for 7 days |
or | |
Amoxicillin, 500 mg orally three times daily for 7 days | |
Alternatives | Erythromycin base, 250 mg orally four times daily for 14 days |
or | |
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate, 800 mg orally four times daily for 7 days | |
or | |
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate, 400 mg orally four times daily for 14 days | |
or | |
Azithromycin, 1 g orally as a single dose | |
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002d). | |