Meaning of super gonorrhea | Babel Free

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A strain of gonorrhea that is resistant to many antibiotics

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“Basically, when we say ‘super gonorrhea’ we mean ‘gonorrhea superbug’. These are extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea with high-level resistance to the current recommended treatment for gonorrhea (ceftriaxone and azithromycin) including resistance to penicillin, sulphonamides, tetracycline, fluoroquinolones, macrolides.”

“Lee, Bruce Y. (20 June 2022), “New Super Gonorrhea Strain Detected, Causes Sexually Transmitted Infection In Austrian Man”, in Forbes: “Speaking of naughty, you don’t catch super gonorrhea just by going to your local hardware store.””

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