Late last year the UKHSA advised that a case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea had been confirmed in a resident of London – the heterosexual man, aged in his 20s, is said to have acquired the infection in the UK in November last year. According to the agency, ‘Ceftriaxone resistance is common in the Asia-Pacific region but is rarely found in the UK’; consistent and correct usage of condoms is strongly advised. Read more
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