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Antibiotic Shortage Could Worsen Syphilis Epidemic

Por: The New York Times Health July 07, 2023

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A new shortage of a type of penicillin crucial to the fight against syphilis is alarming infectious disease experts, who warn that a protracted scarcity of the drug could worsen the U.S. epidemic of the sexually transmitted infection.The shortage, announced by the drugmaker Pfizer last month, involves Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injectable antibiotic also known as penicillin G benzathine. The company cited significant increases in demand because... + full article



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