Chlorhexidine Mouthwash Fails to Eradicate Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea in a Clinical Pilot Trial (MoNg).

<bold>Abstract: </bold>This single-arm open-label pilot trial in Antwerp, Belgium, was ended early in accordance with the protocol because twice-daily gargling with chlorhexidine 0.2% for 6 days failed to eradicate Neisseria gonorrhoeae from the oropharynx of asymptomatic men who have sex with men (n = 3; efficacy of 0%; 95% confidence interval, 0%-56.1%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]