Gonorrhea May Become Resistant to All Antibiotics Soon

[Philly50]

Some bad news from Scientific American:

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gonorrhea-may-become-resistant-to-all-antibiotics-sooner-than-anticipated/

 

Gonorrhea May Become Resistant to All Antibiotics Sooner Than Anticipated

A cluster of cases in Hawaii show signs of resistance to the two drugs used to treat it

 

Experts have been worried for a while that time is running out for the last working cures for gonorrhea infections. On Wednesday, some revealed there may be even less time left on the clock than had been previously thought.

 

Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Hawaii’s department of health reported a cluster of cases of gonorrhea in that state in which the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria showed high-level resistance to one of the drugs, azithromycin, as well as reduced susceptibility to the second drug, ceftriaxone.

 

The two drugs are used in combination, a move experts hope will slow down the bacteria’s relentless march through the antibiotic medicine cabinet.

 

The article goes on to say that perhaps 800,000 Americans will be at risk for untreatable gonorrhea. New drugs are being developed but they are years away from hitting the market.

[marylander1940]

Some bad news from Scientific American:

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gonorrhea-may-become-resistant-to-all-antibiotics-sooner-than-anticipated/

 

 

 

The article goes on to say that perhaps 800,000 Americans will be at risk for untreatable gonorrhea. New drugs are being developed but they are years away from hitting the market.

 

The PrEP crowd might be back to condoms for oral sex soon...