Medisch Contact beeld: Thinkstock. Bijna 9 procent van de 7378 gekweekte N. gonorrhoeae-stammen waren verminderd vatbaar voor cefixime en ceftriaxon. De gemiddelde MIC (minimal inhibitory concentration; laagste concentratie antibiotica die de zichtbare groei van een ... and more »
Yahoo! News Cefixime , an oral cephalosporin antibiotic (cephalosporins are a sub-group of beta-lactam antibiotics, like carbapenems) was the recommended antibiotic for gonorrhea treatment, until gonorrhea began to develop resistance that drug too. In 2012, the CDC ... and more »
OPB News Now there are only two drugs left: cefixime, which is taken orally, and ceftriaxone , which is injected into muscle. Last summer, evidence emerged that cefixime had stopped working against gonorrhea in the U.S. The data was so worrisome that the Centers ... and more »
New Hampshire Public Radio Now there are only two drugs left: cefixime, which is taken orally, and ceftriaxone , which is injected into muscle. Last summer, evidence em...
NPR Now there are only two drugs left: cefixime, which is taken orally, and ceftriaxone , which is injected into muscle. Last summer, evidence emerged that cefixime had...
Examiner.com A change in national treatment guidelines in 2010 to prolong the use of cephalosporins, replacing cefixime with high doses of ceftriaxone plus azithromycin before resistance reached the 5 percent threshold. Resistance to cefixime has reached a level ... and more »
Medscape Cefixime was prescribed to 789 (61%) of 1298 patients in 2009, 568 (50%) of 1145 patients in 2010, and only 55 (5%) of 1194 patients in 2011. At the same time, ceftriaxone use increased gradually from 2008 to 2011. Azithromycin was prescribed together ... and more »
