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Gonorrhoea: Drug Resistance in Australia

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), 26 June 2018 There has long been concern globally about the potential emergence of drug resistant STIs. In response, the World Health Organisation released new treatment guidelines for three common STIs – chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis – in 2016. At present, strains resistant to first line treatment of syphilis and chlamydia are not common...

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Can you get gonorrhoea from kissing?

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Safer sex, Sexual Activity, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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ABC Radio (Hack), 8th November 2017 In a troubling development, Melbourne researchers suspect gonorrhoea is being spread by kissing, overturning years of conventional wisdom. Although it’s early days and not cause for alarm, there is evidence to suggest ‘throat-to-throat transmission’ may be driving the spread of gonorrhea in inner-city Australia. It’s been generally...

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