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Rise in Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in China May Pose Global Threat

THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Cases of a strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea that first emerged in China in 2016 have tripled there in just five years, according to research published in...

Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat

THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese...

Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis Does Not Avert STIs in Women

THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – For Kenyan women receiving preexposure prophylaxis against HIV, the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) does not differ for those receiving doxycycline...

First OTC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Approved by the FDA

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization to LetsGetChecked for the Simple 2 Test, the first home test for chlamydia and...

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea May Get A New Antibiotic

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – The first new antibiotic for gonorrhea – the second most common sexually transmitted disease – has shown promise in a clinical trial. This new antibiotic, called...

New Antibiotic, Zoliflodacin, Seeking Approval, Tackles Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in Trial

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – The first new antibiotic for gonorrhea — the second most common sexually transmitted disease — has shown promise in a clinical trial. That news should come as a relief to pub...

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