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

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   The antibiotic, which would be the first new gonorrhea treatment approved in decades, could make it to market by 2025. The World Health Organization estimates that globally there are more than 82 ...

3. Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Wikipedia

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   If an individual is not allergic to cephalosporins but ceftriaxone is unavailable, an alternative treatment is a single dose of 800 mg cefixime consumed orally. [79] In all of these cases, combination therapy and co-treatment for chlamydia is recommended, as simultaneous infections are common. [83]

4. 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.

5. Cefoxitin - Wikipedia

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   For outpatient treatment, oral antibiotics or those with less frequent dosing may be prescribed. [31] As an effective alternative to penicillin and spectinomycin, and replacement for methicillin, cefoxitin is used to treat gonorrhea in both men and women with few side effects. [32]

6. 'Super-gonorrhea’'is rare. But the STI is smart - AOL

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   Experts add that investing in research to look into novel vaccines and treatments against gonorrhea are needed. One promising area is molecular tests, which Hamill says look for genetic markers ...

7. Antibiotic resistance in gonorrhea - Wikipedia

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   Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, has developed antibiotic resistance to many antibiotics. The bacteria was first identified in 1879. [1] In the 1940s effective treatment with penicillin became available, but by the 1970s resistant strains predominated. Resistance to penicillin has ...