the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea, has become a significant public health concern worldwide. The increasing resistance to commonly used antibiotics, including ceftriaxone and azithromycin ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics. The preferred antibiotic used by healthcare providers is ceftriaxone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends gonorrhea treatments based ...

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, ...

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

In South Africa and Brazil, the focus is on neonatal sepsis in hospital settings, where antibiotics no longer work, or treatments for gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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 ...

"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.