Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the type of bacteria that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection. - Center for Disease ...

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Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes infection in more than 1.5 million people every year in the United States. The infection is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a type ...

A single-dose oral medication called zoliflodacin shows promise as a new treatment for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, according to a Phase III trial published in The Lancet. The study found that one ...

Gepotidacin, an antibiotic currently used to treat urinary tract infections, could be a new treatment to treat gonorrhea, protecting against the threat of treatment-resistant gonorrhea and improving ...

A new treatment for gonorrhea shows promise, which is welcome news with global rates of the sexually transmitted infection on the rise and antibiotic resistance becoming more prevalent. The oral ...

WALTHAM, Mass. & GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of Innoviva, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVA), in collaboration with the Global Antibiotic Research & Development ...

Phase 3 findings show oral zoliflodacin to be non-inferior to the combination of ceftriaxone and azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea. Positive study results are a ...

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, on track ...