Gonorrhea
Drug-Resistant Strains Reported in Several U.S. States
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 3rd, 2000
In the 1980s, gonorrhea became resistant to penicillin and tetracycline, rendering these drugs ineffective treatment for gonorrhea. As a result, since 1989, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended fluoroquinolone antibiotics - such as ciprofloxacin - as treatment for gonorrhea.
According to a report in the September 22, 2000, issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, increased levels of fluoroquinolone-resistant gonorrhea now are being...
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