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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Prevalence
- August 15, 2007
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
The high prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea in certain populations should inform screening and treatment strategies in the U.S.- Reviewing:
- Datta SD et al., Ann Intern Med 2007 Jul 17; 147:89-96.
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Gonorrhea: Cost-Effectiveness of Screening in the ER
- August 5, 2005
- Linda M. Mundy, MD
- Infectious Diseases
The prevalence of gonorrhea, the second most common reportable infection in the U.S., is high among low-income emergency department patients. Investigators recently completed a simulation . . .- Reviewing:
- Aledort JE et al., Sex Transm Dis 2005 Jul; 32:425-36. Gift TL and Irwin KL., Sex Transm Dis 2005 Jul; 32:437-8.
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Gonorrhea Antimicrobial Resistance Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
- April 23, 2013
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
MSM were more likely to harbor resistant strains than were men who have sex exclusively with women.- Reviewing:
- Kirkcaldy RD et al., Ann Intern Med 2013 Mar 5; 158:321.
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Do-It-Yourself Vulvovaginal Swabs for Detecting Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
- January 17, 2013
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Self-obtained swabs performed at least as well as those obtained by clinicians.- Reviewing:
- Schoeman SA et al., BMJ 2012 Dec 12; 345:e8013. Stewart CMW et al., BMJ 2012 Dec 12; 345:e8107.
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Gonorrhea Showing Resistance to Cefixime in North America Free
- January 9, 2013
- Physician's First Watch
Gonorrhea infections treated with the oral cephalosporin cefixime showed a relatively high rate of failure in a Toronto clinic, according to a JAMA study.Researchers... -
Cases of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia on the Rise Free
- December 17, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
The CDC has updated its report of sexually transmitted disease trends with data from 2011. Notable changes include:An increase in chlamydia diagnoses (457.6 per... -
Self-Taken Vulvovaginal Swabs for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Could Become Sampling Method of Choice Free
- December 14, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Self-collected vulvovaginal swabs are at least as accurate in detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea as clinician-collected endocervical swabs, according to a pair of studies... -
CDC Updates Guidelines for Treatment of Gonorrhea Free
- August 10, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
The CDC no longer recommends cefixime as a first-line treatment for gonorrhea. The change was based on evidence that susceptibility to the drug decreased... -
WHO Calls for 'Urgent Action' to Stop Spread of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Free
- June 7, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
The World Health Organization is calling for "urgent action" to limit the spread and impact of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, citing reports of emerging... -
Newly Identified, Highly Resistant Strain May Herald 'Era of Untreatable Gonorrhea' Free
- July 11, 2011
- Physician's First Watch
A strain of N. gonorrhoeae highly resistant to ceftriaxone has emerged, according to research that will be presented today at a meeting of the International... -
CDC Changes Gonorrhea Treatment, Asks for More Vigilance on Resistance Free
- July 8, 2011
- Physician's First Watch
With the percentage of N. gonorrhoeae isolates with elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) to cephalosporins on the rise, the CDC is changing gonorrhea treatment recommendations... -
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in MSM with Newly Diagnosed HIV
- May 23, 2008
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In this San Francisco study, 38% of MSM had gonorrhea, chlamydia, or both at the time of HIV diagnosis.- Reviewing:
- Scott KC et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008 May 1; 48:109.
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Manufacture of Oral Agent for Gonorrhea Resumes Free
- April 25, 2008
- Physician's First Watch
The only CDC-recommended oral treatment for gonorrhea is available for the first time since 2002, when Wyeth Pharmaceuticals stopped making it. According to a... -
Gonorrhea Resistance Increasing, Chlamydia Highest Among Adolescents Free
- July 17, 2007
- Physician's First Watch
Studies in Annals of Internal Medicine show increasing resistance of gonorrhea to fluoroquinolone treatment and a high prevalence of chlamydia among teenage girls. One study... -
Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Empirical Gonorrhea Treatment
- June 6, 2007
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Because of increasing gonococcal resistance to fluoroquinolones, these drugs should not be used for initial treatment of gonorrhea.- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2007 Apr 13; 56:332-6.
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Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended to Treat Gonorrhea Free
- May 11, 2007
- Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Due to growing resistance of N. gonorrhoeae to fluoroquinolones, the CDC now recommends cephalosporins to treat gonorrhea and related infections.- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2007 Apr 13; 56:332-6.
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Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treating Gonorrhea Free
- April 23, 2007
- HIV/AIDS
Because the prevalence of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the U.S. is rising, the CDC no longer recommends fluoroquinolones for the treatment of gonorrhea or related . . . -
CDC Recommends Cephalosporins, Not Fluoroquinolones, for Gonorrhea Free
- April 13, 2007
- Physician's First Watch
With surveillance showing dramatically increased rates of fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the U.S. over the past 5 years, the CDC is no longer recommending... -
Spectinomycin Discontinued as Treatment for Gonorrhea
- April 26, 2006
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Ceftriaxone is the only remaining alternative treatment for quinolone-resistant gonorrhea in the U.S.- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2006 Apr 7; 55:370.
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The Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: How Much of a Threat? Free
- October 5, 2012
- HIV/AIDS
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