A one-dose oral drug called zoliflodacin has proven highly effective against gonorrhoea in a major international trial. The ...

(HealthDay News) — Zoliflodacin is noninferior to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in The Lancet.

This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared two new oral antibiotics for use against gonorrhea: zoliflodacin ...

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The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. By Andrew Jacobs The Food and Drug Administration has approved two new antibiotics for the treatment of ...

The bacteria behind the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is known for developing antibiotic resistance. Now there are two new treatment options.

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With an increase in the antimicrobial resistance to therapies for gonorrhea, doctors have been left with fewer options to treat the sexually transmitted infection (STI), which strikes more an 80 ...

Two newly approved oral antibiotics offer hope against drug-resistant gonorrhea after decades without new treatments, as ...

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The FDA approved gepotidacin (Blujepa), an oral option for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea among patients ages 12 years and older, GSK announced on Thursday. "The ability of N.