Tag: Gonorrhea
Single-Drug Regimen Now Advised for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea
Single 500-mg intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone recommended for uncomplicated urogenital, anorectal, pharyngeal gonorrhea
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Rates Up Among Young Women in the U.S.
More women ages 18 to 30 are testing positive for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Serine 91 Genotype of gyrA Gonorrhea Successfully Treated With Ciprofloxacin
Efficacy of single-dose oral ciprofloxacin treatment in the per-protocol population was 100 percent
CDC: Rates of STIs Up From 2016 to 2018 Among Women Giving Birth
Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis increased 2, 16, and 34 percent, respectively
2017 to 2018 Saw Increases in Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
Higher rates of chlamydia seen among teens, young adults; men who have sex with men driving syphilis up
Extragenital Tests to Detect Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Cleared for Marketing
Tests previously approved for testing urine, vaginal, and endocervical samples
Gentamicin Appropriate Second-Line Therapy to Ceftriaxone for Gonorrhea
Two weeks after treatment, infection cleared for 98, 91 percent treated with ceftriaxone versus gentamicin
Prevalence of Extragenital STDs High in Men Who Have Sex With Men
Extragenital STDs mostly seen in throat and rectum, contribute to risk for drug-resistant gonorrhea and HIV
Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Eye Infections in Newborns Advised
USPSTF reaffirms use of antibiotic ointment to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
Zoliflodacin Seems Effective for Some Gonococcal Infections
In phase 2 trial, oral dose treats urogenital, rectal infections; lower efficacy for pharyngeal infections
