Single dose intramuscular treatment of chlamydia trachomatis infections

摘要

A method of treating Chlamydia trachomatis infections in mammals, including humans, comprising administering intramuscularly, in a single dose, to a mammal requiring such treatment a composition comprising doxycycline or minocycline in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle that provides plasma concentrations of doxycycline or minocycline of at least about 0.1 micrograms per ml for a period of at least about 4-5 days.