Materials and Methods The effect of benzathine penicillin G injections has been studied in 40 children convalescent from rheumatic fever at Irvington House.

Intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin G is an efficient and safe method of administering penicillin to large groups of men. When its use is indicated the allergic reactions are not a ...

Medical providers are struggling to obtain benzathine penicillin injections, which is a key treatment for the disease in infants.

Patients diagnosed with RHD are required to endure painful intramuscular benzathine penicillin G injections once a month over a 10-year period to avoid further infections.

BOSTON — A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is effective against early syphilis regardless of HIV status, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

More than two-thirds of participants are people living with HIV. Patients in the penicillin treatment group received one intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units.

Penicillin is available as a liquid, a tablet, and an injection. Before using penicillin, make sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have asthma or any allergies.

That's less convenient for patients, because doxycycline is a pill given twice a day for at least two weeks, whereas penicillin G benzathine is an injection that can sometimes clear the disease ...

More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022 — 10 times more than a decade ago and a 32% increase from 2021, the CDC said.