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Gonorrhea's resistance to antibiotics increasing

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Gonorrhea is becoming more difficult to treat with readily available antibiotics, and it may be just a matter of time before a case shows up in California that doesn't respond to any of the drugs currently in use. This...

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Gonorrhea Drug Resistance Alarming

medicalnewstoday.com — “Over the last three years, gonorrhea has become increasingly harder to treat with antibiotics, making it now a reality that perhaps we may be facing a gonorrhea strain for which no current medicatView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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msnbc.msn.com — “The world may soon be facing a strain of gonorrhea that can’t be killed by any known antibiotic, warn researchers. The STD is showing signs of becoming resistant to even the last known class of antibiotics to effectively fight it.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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news-medical.net — “A novel way of increasing the amounts of antibiotics produced by bacteria has been discovered that could markedly improve the yields of these important compounds in commercial production. It could also be valuable in helping to discover new compounds. With the ever-growing threat from antibiotic resistance, these tools will be very useful in ensuring that we have enough of these useful compounds in the future.View full resource at news-medical.net

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