"Gonorrhea is the perfect example of a sexually transmitted infection that will develop resistance to whatever you use on it," Hook recently told CIDRAP News. "The first antibiotics ever used [for ...

Gepotidacin, an investigational antibiotic, proved noninferior to dual therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, according to results of the phase III EAGLE-1 trial.

Gonorrhea can be easily cured with antibiotics. Your sexual partners need to be treated, too. If you don’t treat gonorrhea, it can lead to serious health problems. For more accurate abortion options, ...

Testing new antibiotics in India, South Africa, or Brazil, where they are needed most, makes scientific sense. But it’s not without challenges. If the drugs lack global viability, they are less likely ...

Wi. Adults with gonorrhea are treated with a combined dose of antibiotics. Due to emerging strains of drug-resistant gonorrhea, the CDC recommends that uncomplicated gonorrhea be treated with the ...

They cautioned that the mixed results on gonorrhea, along with results from another recent study showing people taking doxy PEP had some evidence of resistance to a class of antibiotics for ...

While gonorrhea is treatable at all stages, the health complications that can occur, such as scar tissue development, may require additional treatment. How long treatment lasts depends on the type and ...

2009;7(7):821-834. Box 1. Classification of antibiotics in current use, proposed for use or else discontinued for use in the treatment of gonorrhea. I. Antibiotics currently generally recommended ...

By recognizing the signs of gonorrhea—and better understanding your risk of infection—you can get tested and seek treatment, ...

Back to Healio Gonorrhea is the second most common STI ... has developed resistance over time to most classes of antibiotics used to for treatment, leaving ceftriaxone as the last recommended ...

"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," health officer Wendy Wilcox said.