CDC warns that gonorrhea monotherapy could accelerate antibiotic resistance
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A recent CDC MMWR report shows that providers treated 81% of patients diagnosed with gonorrhea using CDC's recommended dual therapy. While encouraging, nearly 1 in 5 patients were treated with a different regimen, signifying room for improvement. Antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhea much harder to treat. Recommended treatment involves a combination of two drugs, an injection of ["]
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