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The Latest Super-Resistant Bacteria is an STD

New strains of gonorrhea are developing resistance to multiple antibiotics, sending health officials scrambling to find a new treatment.

The Latest Super-Resistant Bacteria is an STD

[DIGEST: NPR, Science, World Health Organization]

The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea after many new antibiotic-resistant strains have emerged around the world. The WHO recommends doctors use cephalosporins instead of quinolones (both of which are classes of antibiotics), changing the protocol for gonorrhea treatment for the first time since 2003.

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