Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria A new oral antibiotic, gepotidacin, may treat gonorrhea The drug showed similar success rates to current ...

In a late-stage, multi-nation trial, researchers randomly assigned 628 patients with gonorrhea in the urinary tract or genitals to treatment with gepotidacin or ceftriaxone with azithromycin.

Ever since the emergence of penicillin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae several decades ago, the optimal empirical treatment for gonorrhea has been a moving target. Most recently, the ...

Alaska is seeing a dangerous gonorrhea outbreak, while the CDC's STD lab and field staff have been cut. What happens to sexual health when states lose their first line of defense?

A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medication, called gepotidacin, could become the first new ...

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medication ...

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows. The medication, called ...