Alongside growing evidence of the domestic spread of such resistant strains in Europe over the past two years, this poses a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea risks becoming a drug-resistant "superbug" if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said.

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is spreading across Europe and health officials warn infections are increasingly being ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the type of bacteria that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection. - Center for Disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts say that overuse of antibiotics has led to antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. (Getty Images) That's concerning given that ...

The meningococcal B vaccine is ineffective in gonorrhea prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk of ...

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Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes infection in more than 1.5 million people every year in the United States. The infection is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a type ...

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Sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is on the rise in the U.K., government officials have warned. More than 82,500 cases were diagnosed last year — a record number and a rise of more than 50% on ...

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 ...