A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin, on track ...

Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin make oral therapy viable again for urogenital gonorrhea, yet lower pharyngeal efficacy and weak resistance surveillance mean clinicians must adopt cautious, targeted use.

The antibiotics used to treat gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted disease, have become less effective as the bacteria evolved to be resistant, according to a study. Jim Collins, a veterinary ...

Some infections may be asymptomatic.

After a three-decade drought of new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea, the FDA has signed off on two first-in-class oral treatments for the sexually transmitted infection (STI), which affects more than ...

ATLANTA – The spread of drug-resistant gonorrhea has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change the nationwide guidelines for treating that infection. The announcement ...

An important Phase 3 trial has shown that a new drug that targets gonorrhea works as well as the last existing antibiotic to treat the sexually transmitted infection, results that could lead to ...

Higher treatment rates were seen for females, individuals aged 10 to 29 years, suburban dwellers, and patients with chlamydia-gonorrhea coinfection. HealthDay News — Across primary care practices, ...