Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea, have ...

Only one reliable treatment for the sexually transmitted infection still exists, because the bacteria that cause it have become resistant to common therapies.

This makes antibiotics ineffective at treating certain infections. Since the bacterium that causes gonorrhea can evade certain antibiotics, adhering to safer sexual practices can help you avoid ...

The United States can no longer keep tabs on drug-resistant gonorrhea, among other infections, scientists said. By Apoorva Mandavilli Drug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually ...

A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin ...

Those are infections in which the pathogen that causes gonorrhea passes beyond normally infected sites — the genital, rectal or mouth areas — into the bloodstream and other parts of the body.

The rise in antibacterial resistance to common antibiotics has led to the growth of drug-resistant forms of gonorrhea, sometimes referred to as “super gonorrhea.” At the moment, just a handful ...

Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna have discovered a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. These ...

A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a ...