???

is it true that 1g of azithromycin taken in a single dose will cure mycoplasma and ureaplasma?

thank you

[auntiejessi]

Yes, most of the time.

AJ

[curemee]

how about metronidazole/flagyl????

[auntiejessi]

That can also work.

Do a search for StillHurting.  He has many great posts on this subject.

Aj

[curemee]

thank u

[curemee]

hi AJ,

i've searched the archives and it's very difficult to see what the exact treatments are. stillhurting seems to know a lot but she mostly talked about which antibiotics the bacteria's are resistant to.

i search the net but it's so hard to find something.

do you know the treatment for:
1. mycoplasma hominis
2. mycoplasma genitalium
3. ureaplasma urealyticum

thank you so much

[auntiejessi]

I don't know the specific treatments for each one, but I know StillHurting has mentioned what works in the past.

Have you tried googling these?

AJ

[curemee]

i have tried. but i mostly get research papers. very confusing and nothing straightforward......scary and frustrating

[curemee]

also the net has said that there has been azithromycin failure with these bacteria.

[stillHurting]

Just to clear things up, I'm a man, it's not a big deal either way except it gives me a different perspective on these things.

I did mention that 1g of azithromycin can have failures, but the truth is that still it will work most of the time.  Actually azithromycin will nearly always work when it's taken for a longer period, like 500mg for 7 days.  It's a good drug to use for treatment, it's just 1g is often not sufficient.  This is in contrast to doxycycline, which will work when the bacteria is not resistant, but the rate of resistance is very high.  It's not that these bacteria are usually resistant to azithromycin, it's just that they require a higher dosage.  And Mycoplasma hominis is just resistant to tetracyclines (like doxy) all the time.

Unfortunately, I can speak from definitive first hand experience that 1g azithromycin can fail in treatment.

The reality about the research papers is that though we all like to simplify treatment into something we can follow, it actually can be complicated.  For instance, antibiotic resistance can vary widely by region.  And different strains of the same bacteria can be much easier/harder to treat.  That's why I like to have a definite diagnosis before I just take antibiotics for something, since then the most appropriate antibiotics can be taken, and a second test can be taken later to ensure that the treatment was successful.

Then again, I'm not sure why you're asking this question. From your other posts, it seems like you don't really have anything, and you're just curious.  That's not a bad thing, it's just I'm not sure I would worry myself about treatment unless I actually had something that needed it.