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Gonorrhea is becoming unstoppable; highly resistant cases found in US

Por: Ars Technica Science January 20, 2023

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Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme - Jan 20, 2023 5:39 pm UTC Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea. Share this story The most highly drug-resistant cases of gonorrhea detected in the US to date appeared in two unrelated people in Massachusetts, Thursday. Further ReadingThe cases mark the first time that US isolates of the gonorrhea-causing bacterium,... + full article



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