Gonorrhea: Azithromycin resistance emerging, ‘A distressing sign’

Resistance to azithromycin, an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, is emerging, according to CDC findings published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC currently recommends a combination gonorrhea treatment with two antibiotics - an oral dose of azithromycin and single shot of ceftriaxone. Findings released today from CDC's surveillance system for monitoring the ["]