Signs of gonorrhea

The newspaper's lead story was titled 'Super gonorrhea strikes Nairobians', with the report stating that the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) was ...

“Increasing resistance to the last-line treatment for gonorrhea, poses a big challenge because it limits the treatment choices available for gonorrhea infections. These are extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea with high-level resistance to the current recommended treatment for gonorrhea (ceftriaxone and azithromycin) including resistance to penicillin, sulphonamides, tetracycline, fluoroquinolones, macrolides,” said Dr. The development of resistance clearly outpaces the development of new antibiotics. Adults with gonorrhea are treated with a combined dose of antibiotics. PID can also damage the fallopian tubes enough to cause infertility or increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. There is an urgent need to develop new treatment options for gonorrhea,” says WHO’s Dr. In men, untreated gonorrhea may lead to infertility. It can also be diagnosed using gonorrhea culture, which requires endocervical or urethral swab specimens. The initial symptoms in women include increased vaginal discharge, or vaginal bleeding between periods. Wi as quoted by the WHO official website. Gonorrhea can also be spread perinatally from mother to baby during childbirth. Most women with gonorrhea are asymptomatic.