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Six of the 14 cases this year have been “extensively drug-resistant”, which means that they were resistant to ceftriaxone and then to second-line treatment options, according to the UKHSA.

However, ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea cases are being detected more frequently - with 14 in the first five months of 2025 compared with 13 in the whole of the previous year. Six of the 14 ...

Despite an overall 16% fall in gonorrhoea incidences in England for 2024, standing at 71,802 compared to 85,370 back in 2023, an uptick in ceftriaxone-resistant strains is causing worry amongst ...

But six of those 14 cases so far this year have been extensively drug-resistant, meaning they were resistant not just to ceftriaxone but also to second-line treatment options.

In March, UKHSA revealed there were 17 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea between January 2024 and March 2025. In the same period there were nine XDR cases reported, compared to five cases ...

In March, UKHSA confirmed that there had been 17 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea between January 2024 and March 2025.

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The microbiological intention-to-treat population included 406 participants (202 and 204 in the gepotidacin and ceftriaxone plus azithromycin groups, respectively).

MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, gepotidacin, which inhibits bacterial DNA replication, is noninferior to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin, according ...

A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin, on ...

The remaining participants received a single injection of ceftriaxone plus one oral dose of azithromycin, which belongs to a different antibiotic class. Although taking these at the same time isn ...