Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea (ARG)
The emergence of cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea in the United States would make gonorrhea much more difficult to treat.
Gonorrhea has progressively developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat it. The emergence of cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea would significantly complicate our ability to treat gonorrhea successfully, since we have few antibiotic options left that are simple, well-studied, and highly effective. It is critical to continuously monitor antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and encourage research and development of new treatment regimens.
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Data, trends, challenges, and lab information
Updates
- Cephalosporin Susceptibility Among Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates --- United States, 2000--2010 - MMWR July 8, 2011 (July 7, 2011)
- Dear Colleague Letter - azithromycin resistance in Hawaii (May 24, 2011)
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin --- San Diego County, California, 2009 - MMWR May 13, 2011 (May 12, 2011)
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