UK man contracts world's first super-strength gonorrhoea

Public Health England say case is first global report of strand resilient to main antibiotic careA man in the UK has contracted a super-strength strand of gonorrhoea believed to be the first case globally to resist the main antibiotic treatment.Public Health England (PHE) said the patient had a regular female partner in the UK, but contracted the infection from a sexual encounter with a woman in south-east Asia. He visited a health clinic for treatment in early 2018.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 28, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Press Association Tags: Sexual health Society Antibiotics Drug resistance Science Source Type: news