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Q: Throat gonorrhea or bacteria?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 12th, 2007

I had unprotected oral sex and within 24 hour developed a severe sore throat. I was tested for strep and the test came back negative and I was too embarassed to discuss gonorrhea of the throat with my doctor. He put me on zythromax for upper respiratory issues. It is now a week later, and my sore throat persists just as severe. Will the zythromax cure the gonorrohea if that is what it is? And should my throat still be this raw after the full course of that antibiotic? If it is an std in my throat, would symptoms have shown that fast after my encounter?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 22nd, 2007

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Answer A2150

Throat gonorrhea can’t develop so quickly after a risky sexual encounter. The incubation period of throat gonorrhea is from 3 to 10 days. Zythromax (azitromycin) is a large-specter antibiotic from the group of macrolides that is not indicated in case of gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is treated with penicillin-like antibiotics (ampicillin). Those people allergic to penicillin can be given antibiotics from the group of cephalosporines or tetracyclines. You can request a microbiological smear from your throat to identify the type of bacterium present, if there is one.

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