[1,200 mg rifampicin(Rimactan) as an oral one-dose treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in women].

40 women were treated for uncomplicated genital gonorrhoea, verified by culture, with a single oral dose of 1,200 mg rifampicin (Rimactan). The ages ranged between 15 and 51 years. In 33 patients that could be evaluated, the gonorrhoea was cured. In 8 of 18 patients the preexistent vaginal discharge improved. 4 women experienced six different side effects which were probably related to rifampicin. The 1,200-mg rifampicin oral one-dose treatment is a reliable, efficient, and well-tolerated therapy of uncomplicated gonorrhoea in women.