While the combination medication was given to less than 9 percent of patients in 2006, it shot up to nearly 97 percent past year. “So it’s important to continue monitoring cefixime to be able to anticipate what might happen with other drugs in the future”. Nonetheless, with elevated resistance to this antibiotic, it’s sound to lift a warning sign to the potential lower in effectivity of the ceftriaxone-based mostly mixture as effectively.
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Although, during a recent study, it was found out that gonorrhea has become resistant to cefixime which is used to treat the infection, there are still other antibiotics available which can be used to treat the STI. There are several symptoms of an infection.
Bleeding and discharge from the rectal area or painful bowel movements may also occur. Kirkcadly said “Trends of cefixime susceptibility have historically been a precursor to trends in ceftriaxone”.
Though, the use of the drug is not the primary method to treat the disease, the guidelines issued in 2012 recommended that a ceftriaxone-based combination therapy remains effective against the disease.
It is reported most commonly in young adults between 15 and 24 years of age.
About 51, 100 male patients of gonorrhea were studied in a research work by researchers at the CDC where information was gathered at clinics from 2006 to 2014. “The 2014 data, however, suggest that improvements in susceptibility may be short-lived”.
It’s essential for continuous monitoring of antimicrobial susceptibility as well as the tracking of patterns for resistance in antibiotics that are used for the treatment of gonorrhea says Dr. Robert Kirkcaldy, a CDC epidemiologist. The percentage of isolates with reduced cefixime susceptibility increased from 0.1 percent in 2006 to 1.4 percent in 2011, and then declined to 0.4 percent in 2013.
In keeping with the newly launched CDC report, within the time interval 2011-2013 there was a spike in antibiotic resistance.
Nevertheless, researchers are finding these results disconcerting. Infected men can experience swollen testicles and a unusual colored discharge. Of these samples, the agency says that one-third were from the western half of the USA and one-third were from the south. Also, about one-quarter of the samples were taken from gay or bisexual men.
If unchecked for long periods, it may lead to various serious complications including ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain and infertility. In rare cases, gonorrhea can spread to your blood or joints, causing a potentially life-threatening infection, the CDC warned.
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Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, co-vice chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in Rockville, Md., emphasized the importance of routine screening.
