{"id":1052985,"date":"2010-10-18T13:12:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T13:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/gonorrhea-getting-harder-to-treat-antibiotic-resistance-pushing-gonorrhea-toward-superbug-status\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:47:19","slug":"gonorrhea-getting-harder-to-treat-antibiotic-resistance-pushing-gonorrhea-toward-superbug-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/gonorrhea-getting-harder-to-treat-antibiotic-resistance-pushing-gonorrhea-toward-superbug-status.php","title":{"rendered":"Gonorrhea Getting Harder to Treat – Antibiotic Resistance Pushing Gonorrhea Toward Superbug Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted bacterial infection. If left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in women. Treatment for gonorrhea usually consists of a single dose of one of two antibiotics, cefixime or ceftriaxone.<\/p>

The current drugs of choice, ceftriaxone and cefixime, are still very effective but there are signs that resistance, particularly to cefixime, is emerging and soon these drugs may not be a good choice.<\/p>

Only one remaining class of antibiotics is recommended for the treatment of gonorrhea - cephalosporins. Historically, gonorrhea has progressively developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat it. Thus, it is critical to continuously monitor antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.<\/p>

As a side note that highlights the prevalence of the problem, there are at least 10 songs titled \"Gonorrhea\" by various artists in the Amazon.com MP3 music store.<\/p>

CDCStreamingHealth<\/a> | April 16, 2010: This video, produced by Be Smart. Be Well., raises awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): 1) What are they? 2) Why they matter? and, 3) What can I do about them? Footage courtesy of Be Smart. Be Well. http:\/\/www.besmartbewell.com<\/a>, featuring CDC's Dr. John Douglas, Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention.<\/p>

References:<\/p>

Gonorrhea Getting Harder to Treat<\/a>. WebMD.
Sex infection gonorrhea risks becoming \"superbug\"<\/a>. Reuters.
Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea<\/a>. CDC.<\/div><\/div>

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