Encouraging decrease in certain antibiotic resistance levels of gonococci across Europe

(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) ) In 2014, the susceptibility of gonococci to two of the recommended antibiotics for gonorrhoea treatment has shown signs of improvement, according to results from the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme. At the same time, a significant increase in resistance to another antibiotic agent that is part of the suggested dual therapy of gonorrhea was observed.