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The removal of fluoroquinolones as a potential treatment left cephalosporins as the only viable antimicrobial option for gonorrhea treatment. Wary of further gonococcal resistance, the CDC's recommendations shifted in 2010 to a dual therapy strategy--cephalosporin with either azithromycin or doxycycline.
Gonorrhoea or gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, [7] is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [8] Infection may involve the genitals, mouth, or rectum. [9] Gonorrhea is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, [1] or from a mother to a child during birth. [1]
The first effective treatment for a sexually transmitted infection was salvarsan, a treatment for syphilis. With the discovery of antibiotics , a large number of sexually transmitted infections became easily curable, and this, combined with effective public health campaigns against STIs, led to a public perception during the 1960s and 1970s ...
Treatment typically consists of cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone antibiotics. [4] Gonococcemia is typically treated with intravenous or intramuscular cephalosporin antibiotics. [ 5 ] Approximately 10-30% of gonorrheal infections present with a co-infection of chlamydia , so it is common to add a one-time dose of oral azithromycin or ...
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), formerly the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired ...
Treatment cannot reverse any deformities, brain, or permanent tissue damage that has already occurred. [ 32 ] A Cochrane review found that antibiotics may be effective for serological cure but in general the evidence around the effectiveness of antibiotics for congenital syphilis is uncertain due to the poor methodological quality of the small ...
Gonococcal infection/Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea: Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) Hemolytic uremic syndrome, post-diarrheal Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (invasive only) Haemophilus influenzae type b infection (invasive) Haemophilus influenzae, invasive disease Legionellosis: Legionnaire's Disease: Legionnaire's ...
Without treatment, about 10 percent of those with a chlamydial infection and 40 percent of those with a gonorrhea infection will develop PID. [ 2 ] [ 10 ] Risk factors are generally similar to those of sexually transmitted infections and include a high number of sexual partners and drug use . [ 2 ]