Clinics assessed treatment completion for syphilis in patients prescribed doxycycline, highlighting implications for future shortages.
During the 2023-2024 benzathine penicillin G (BPG) shortage, Baltimore City sexual health clinics assessed syphilis treatment completion among patients prescribed doxycycline. Among 312 patients prescribed doxycycline, 42% were contacted, of whom 80% reported completing treatment. Results underscore the need to understand treatment completion during current and future BPG shortages.
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