Drug-resistant gonorrhea affecting gay men
Powerful antibiotics called fluoroquinolones should no longer be used as a primary treatment for gonorrhea among gay and bisexual men, since the sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to the drugs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today. The affected class of drugs includes Cipro (cirprofloxacin) and Levaquin (levofloxacin). A CDC study in 23 American cities found that the percentage of resistant gonorrhea cases among gay and bisexual men nearly tripled between 2002 and 2003, from 1.8 percent to 4.9 percent.
Dr. Koop
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