Completion of Doxycycline Treatment Regimens for Syphilis During the 2023-2024 Benzathine Penicillin G Shortage, Baltimore City Health Department Clinics, Baltimore City, Maryland
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04/02/2026
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Schumacher CM, Gilliams E, Greenbaum A, Hamill MM. Completion of Doxycycline Treatment Regimens for Syphilis During the 2023-2024 Benzathine Penicillin G Shortage, Baltimore City Health Department Clinics, Baltimore City, Maryland. Sex Transm Dis. 2026 Apr 2. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002323. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41925363.
Abstract
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.