Super-gonorrhoea EPIDEMIC? Shock rise sparks warnings of STI’s antibiotic resistance
A STARK warning has been sounded by health chiefs after a shocking rise in super-gonorrhoea cases.
By Lucy Domachowski / Published 6th January 2019
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The sexually transmitted infection (STI) is gaining resistance against antibiotics, according to medics who say cases are soaring in Britain.
A report by Public Health England (PHE) has revealed resistance to three of the key drugs used to treat the infection - ciprofloxacin, cefixime and azithromycin - has grown.
It comes as cases of the STI soar.
Last month, it was revealed rates of sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis, chlamydia and super gonorrhoea are reaching record highs.
One Brit contracted the “worst case ever†of super-gonorrhoea after he romped with a woman in south-east Asia.
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