Tag: gonorrhea

CDC Investigating 1st Cases of New Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain

Health officials in Massachusetts confirmed Thursday they have discovered two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea that appears to be drug-resistant and that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating. The state Department of Public Health (DPH) said a novel strain of the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae “showed reduced response to multiple antibiotics,” while another…


Treatment-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Disease Found in Austria

A new strain of treatment-resistant gonorrhea has been detected in Austria, with researchers suspecting that treatment of the sexually transmitted disease resulted in a failure. “Worryingly, this is the second strain in an Asian Neisseria gonorrhoeae genomic sub-lineage,” wrote the authors of an April study published in Eurosurveillance. “Enhanced resistance surveillance and actions are imperative…