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2. CDC Recommends Antibiotic for Use as 'Morning After Pill' to ...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new recommendation for a common antibiotic, doxycycline, to help prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). ... or gonorrhea ...

3. US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning ...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finalized its endorsement of taking doxycycline after unprotected sex as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis infections.

4. CDC draft recommends certain people use antibiotic pill after ...

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   Health care providers should consider prescribing a commonly used antibiotic to certain people as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections, according to a draft recommendation ...

5. Antibiotic resistance in gonorrhea - Wikipedia

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   As of 2010, the recommended treatment is a single 250 mg intramuscular injection of ceftriaxone, sometimes in combination with azithromycin or doxycycline. [3] [4] However, certain strains of N. gonorrhoeae can be resistant to antibiotics that are normally used to treat it.

6. Doxycycline - Wikipedia

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   Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. [1] It is used to treat bacterial pneumonia , acne , chlamydia infections , Lyme disease , cholera , typhus , and syphilis . [ 1 ]

7. Gonorrhea - Wikipedia

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   Gonorrhea can be prevented with the use of condoms, having sex with only one person who is uninfected, and by not having sex. [1] [3] Treatment is usually with ceftriaxone by injection and azithromycin by mouth. [4] [5] Resistance has developed to many previously used antibiotics and higher doses of ceftriaxone are occasionally required. [4] [5]

8. New antibiotic shows promise for drug-resistant gonorrhea - AOL

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   In 2021, there were 710,151 diagnosed cases of gonorrhea, a 28% increase since 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gonorrhea spreads through sexual contact and can ...

9. Epididymitis - Wikipedia

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   Doxycycline may be used as an alternative to azithromycin. In chronic epididymitis, a four- to six-week course of antibiotics may be prescribed to ensure the complete eradication of any possible bacterial cause, especially the various chlamydiae. For cases caused by enteric organisms (such as E. coli), ofloxacin or levofloxacin are recommended. [8]