“This is the first time that resistance or reduced response to five classes of antibiotics has been identified in gonorrhea in the United States.'
Even though the patients improved once doctors treated them with ceftriaxone, the infections presented resistance to almost all medicines used to fight the disease, the“This is the first time that resistance or reduced response to five classes of antibiotics has been identified in gonorrhea in the United States,” the Massachusetts Department of Public HealthThe department continued:
This strain of gonorrhea has been previously seen in Asia-Pacific countries and in the United Kingdom, but not in the US. A genetic marker common to these two Massachusetts residents was also previously seen in a case in Nevada, though that strain retained sensitivity to at least one class of antibiotics. Overall, these cases are an important reminder that strains of gonorrhea in the US are becoming less responsive to a limited arsenal of antibiotics.
She also urged sexually active individuals to be tested on a regular basis for such infections and “consider reducing the number of their sexual partners and increasing their use of condoms when having sex.” According to the department’s news release, cases of gonorrhea are on the rise in Massachusetts and across the country.
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