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Gonorrhea Getting Harder to Treat – Antibiotic Resistance Pushing Gonorrhea Toward Superbug Status

Posted by in health blog dated October 24th, 2010

Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted bacterial infection. If left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in women. Treatment for gonorrhea usually consists of a single dose of one of two antibiotics, cefixime or ceftriaxone.

Operative Obstetrics, 2nd ed. 2008

Posted by in blog health dated September 15th, 2010