Experts are concerned that bacteria found in the sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea are becoming resistant to antibodies and this in turn will bring on a super bug around the world. Catherine Ison, a professor at the Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections in London, presented the finding to the Society for General Microbiology’s spring meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae are fast becoming resisted to Ceftriaxone and cefixime, which were very effective treatments for gonorrhea, but are proofing to be ineffective on these particular strains. The incidences where the drugs are showing to be ineffective are appearing in Japan, Hong Kong, parts of China and Asia, and Australia.
The growing concern is not isolated to the Eastern Hemisphere, last year a report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, confirmed that a marked increase in ineffective treatment for gonorrhea have been found in the province of Ontario.
A full 28 percent of cases treated, were resistant to fluoroquinolone drugs such as Cipro. This is the standard treatment in Canada. A clinic reported having a large gay community clientele and 55 percent of their samples reported were fluoroquinolone resistant. The public health officials in Canada and the USA are telling doctors no longer to use the drug.
Canadian and American doctors were told back in 2002 when the Western Hemisphere saw the resistant to fluoroquinolone to change to cefixime or another cephalosporin.
In response to the drug resistant findings, Catherine Ison says there are currently new drugs available, but the best way to treat the sexually transmitted disease is by using two drugs at once. The treatment procedure will have to be revised such as treating the patient over a period of time (rather than the current one time dose). These measures are important before the disease gets out of hand.
Gonorrhea is the second most prevalent sexually transmitted disease worldwide. It can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in women
Dr. Kelly MacDonald, a microbiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, states there are not many drugs available especially if they have to stop using the cephalosporin class. Not everyone can take the drugs left on the market. The bigger issue should focus on prevention, which includes condom use.
Montrealers can be tested for sexually transmitted diseases at any hospital in and around the island.
Sources:
http://www.ask.com/web?q=sexually+transmitted+disease+clinics+montreal&search=&qsrc=0&o=14652&l=dis
Comments
Pretty scary stuff!
Another superbug among us!
The preventative is obvious:
"Flee from sexual chicane!"
I Corinthians 6:12 and following.
Sin has its own consequences.
I certainly don't see it as a result of sin. However, I am not surprised that after so many years, people are becoming immune to treatment.
Another example of evolution at work. Bacteria which, thru mutation, etc., have some resistance to a drug, survive to reproduce more often than non-resistant ones. By such a process of natural selection, the trait of drug resistance grows stronger with each generation... and bacteria reproduce very quickly.
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That is scary.
I'm glad I don't get around. lol
Scary. Another reason condom use is so important.
Prevention is better than cure.
Drug resistance is a serious problem.
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Prevention, starting with good education, is key.
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Another one for a growing list. It seems drug resistant diseases are becoming more frequent.
If everyone would stop having unprotected sex ... and if the people dripping with these diseases would abstain and get treated.. there wouldn't be so much of it.. I must be old fashioned.. but I still believe in keeping the pants on and keeping legs crossed.
Thanks for the information. Definately deserved to be tweeted.
I don't see it as consequences of sin either but natural evolution. I do agree that people should be more educated and responsible about their bodies and the effect of their actions.
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