Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.K. case of throat gonorrhea resists antibiotics

(HealthDay)—In an alarming development, British public health experts have confirmed a case of throat gonorrhea that proved untreatable with the standard antibiotic regimen.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

More than 75 percent of STD-negative patients receive antibiotics

A study of emergency department (ED) patients with symptoms of gonorrhea or chlamydia found that three in four patients who were treated with antibiotics actually tested negative for these sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research on gonorrhea uncovers new immune system trigger

Researchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered how Gram-negative bacteria—a broad class of bugs that cause diseases ranging from gonorrhea to diarrhea and pneumonia—can trigger a reaction from our immune system. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ohio bill would allow patients to get STD meds for partners

A bill in Ohio seeks to expand access to treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases by allowing doctors to prescribe medication to their patients' partners without first examining them.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

ACOG urges expedited partner therapy for some STIs

(HealthDay)—For patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, whose partners are unable or unwilling to seek care, expedited partner therapy can be used to prevent reinfection, according ...

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