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==Overview==
==Overview==
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the appropriate [[antibiotic]] regimen should be initiated to reduce the risk of complications. [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose or [[Doxycycline]] 100 mg PO bid for 7 days is administered to treat [[Non-gonococcal urethritis|Non-gonococcal Urethritis]]. Combination of [[Ceftriaxone]] 250 mg IM in a single dose and [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose is recommended to treat gonococcal urethritis. [[Metronidazole]] 2 g PO in a single dose is used for patients with recurrent and persistent urethritis. Following treatment, patients should be instructed to return for evaluation if symptoms persist or recur after completion of therapy. Providers should be alert to the possibility of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in male patients experiencing persistent pain ([[perineal]], penile, or [[pelvic]]), discomfort, irritating voiding symptoms, pain during or after ejaculation, or new onset premature ejaculation lasting for >3 months. All sex partners within the preceding 60 days should be referred for evaluation, testing, and empiric treatment with a drug regimen effective against [[Chlamydia]]. Clinicians must report both [[chlamydia]] and [[gonorrhea]] to health departments.
[[Treatment]] is based on the causative [[pathogen]]. Presumptive [[treatment]] should be initiated while waiting for the [[diagnostic]] confirmation. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the appropriate [[antibiotic]] regimen should be initiated to reduce the risk of [[complications]]. [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose or [[Doxycycline]] 100 mg PO bid for 7 days is administered to treat [[Non-gonococcal urethritis|Non-gonococcal Urethritis]]. A combination of [[Ceftriaxone]] 250 mg IM in a single dose and [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose is recommended to treat gonococcal urethritis. [[Metronidazole]] 2 g PO in a single dose is used for patients with recurrent and persistent urethritis. Following treatment, patients should be instructed to return for evaluation if symptoms persist or recur after completion of therapy. Providers should be alert to the possibility of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in male patients experiencing persistent pain ([[perineal]], penile, or [[pelvic]]), discomfort, irritating voiding symptoms, pain during or after ejaculation, or new onset premature ejaculation lasting for >3 months. All sex partners within the preceding 60 days should be referred for evaluation, testing, and empiric treatment with a drug regimen effective against [[Chlamydia]]. Clinicians must report both [[chlamydia]] and [[gonorrhea]] to health departments.
 
==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the appropriate [[antibiotic]] regimen should be initiated to reduce the risk of complications.<ref name="pmid7629982">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stamm WE, Hicks CB, Martin DH, Leone P, Hook EW, Cooper RH, Cohen MS, Batteiger BE, Workowski K, McCormack WM |title=Azithromycin for empirical treatment of the nongonococcal urethritis syndrome in men. A randomized double-blind study |journal=JAMA |volume=274 |issue=7 |pages=545–9 |year=1995 |pmid=7629982 |doi= |url=}}</ref> The standard of choice is described below.<ref>{{cite book |last = Bennett |first = John |title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases |publisher = Elsevier/Saunders |location = Philadelphia, PA |year = 2015 |isbn=9781455748013}}</ref><ref name="pmid26042815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Workowski KA, Bolan GA |title=Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015 |journal=MMWR Recomm Rep |volume=64 |issue=RR-03 |pages=1–137 |year=2015 |pmid=26042815 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20353145">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brill JR |title=Diagnosis and treatment of urethritis in men |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=81 |issue=7 |pages=873–8 |year=2010 |pmid=20353145 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the appropriate [[antibiotic]] regimen should be initiated to reduce the risk of complications.<ref name="pmid7629982">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stamm WE, Hicks CB, Martin DH, Leone P, Hook EW, Cooper RH, Cohen MS, Batteiger BE, Workowski K, McCormack WM |title=Azithromycin for empirical treatment of the nongonococcal urethritis syndrome in men. A randomized double-blind study |journal=JAMA |volume=274 |issue=7 |pages=545–9 |year=1995 |pmid=7629982 |doi= |url=}}</ref> The standard of choice is described below.<ref>{{cite book |last = Bennett |first = John |title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases |publisher = Elsevier/Saunders |location = Philadelphia, PA |year = 2015 |isbn=9781455748013}}</ref><ref name="pmid26042815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Workowski KA, Bolan GA |title=Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015 |journal=MMWR Recomm Rep |volume=64 |issue=RR-03 |pages=1–137 |year=2015 |pmid=26042815 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20353145">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brill JR |title=Diagnosis and treatment of urethritis in men |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=81 |issue=7 |pages=873–8 |year=2010 |pmid=20353145 |doi= |url=}}</ref>

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3], Sujit Routray, M.D. [4]

Overview

Treatment is based on the causative pathogen. Presumptive treatment should be initiated while waiting for the diagnostic confirmation. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the appropriate antibiotic regimen should be initiated to reduce the risk of complications. Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose or Doxycycline 100 mg PO bid for 7 days is administered to treat Non-gonococcal Urethritis. A combination of Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM in a single dose and Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose is recommended to treat gonococcal urethritis. Metronidazole 2 g PO in a single dose is used for patients with recurrent and persistent urethritis. Following treatment, patients should be instructed to return for evaluation if symptoms persist or recur after completion of therapy. Providers should be alert to the possibility of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in male patients experiencing persistent pain (perineal, penile, or pelvic), discomfort, irritating voiding symptoms, pain during or after ejaculation, or new onset premature ejaculation lasting for >3 months. All sex partners within the preceding 60 days should be referred for evaluation, testing, and empiric treatment with a drug regimen effective against Chlamydia. Clinicians must report both chlamydia and gonorrhea to health departments.

Medical Therapy

Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the appropriate antibiotic regimen should be initiated to reduce the risk of complications.[1] The standard of choice is described below.[2][3][4]

Antibiotic Therapy

Disease Treatment
Non-gonococcal Urethritis Preferred:
Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose
OR
Doxycycline 100 mg PO bid for 7 days

Alternatives:

Erythromycin base 500 mg PO qid for 7 days
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO qid for 7 days
Levofloxacin 500 mg PO qd for 7 days
Ofloxacin 300 mg PO bid for 7 days
Gonococcal Urethritis Preferred:
Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM in a single dose
PLUS
Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose

Alternative:

Cefixime 400 mg PO in a single dose
PLUS
Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose
Recurrent and Persistent Urethritis
Metronidazole 2 g PO in a single dose
or
Tinidazole 2 g PO in a single dose
PLUS
Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose

Follow-Up

  • Patients should be instructed to return for evaluation if symptoms persist or recur after completion of therapy.[3]
  • Symptoms alone, without documentation of signs or laboratory evidence of urethral inflammation, are not a sufficient basis for re-treatment.
  • Providers should be alert to the possibility of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in male patients experiencing persistent pain (perineal, penile, or pelvic), discomfort, irritating voiding symptoms, pain during or after ejaculation, or new onset premature ejaculation lasting for >3 months.[3][4]
  • Clinicians must report both chlamydia and gonorrhea to health departments.

Treatment of Sexual Partners

  • All sex partners within the preceding 60 days should be referred for evaluation, testing, and empiric treatment with a drug regimen effective against Chlamydia.
  • A specific diagnosis might facilitate partner referral. Therefore, testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia infection is encouraged. A substantial proportion of female partners of males with non-chlamydial, non-gonococcal urethritis are infected with chlamydia.
  • Partner treatment is recommended for males with non-gonococcal urethritis regardless of whether a specific etiology is identified.[3][4]

References

  1. Stamm WE, Hicks CB, Martin DH, Leone P, Hook EW, Cooper RH, Cohen MS, Batteiger BE, Workowski K, McCormack WM (1995). "Azithromycin for empirical treatment of the nongonococcal urethritis syndrome in men. A randomized double-blind study". JAMA. 274 (7): 545–9. PMID 7629982.
  2. Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 9781455748013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Workowski KA, Bolan GA (2015). "Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015". MMWR Recomm Rep. 64 (RR-03): 1–137. PMID 26042815.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Brill JR (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of urethritis in men". Am Fam Physician. 81 (7): 873–8. PMID 20353145.