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Drug-resistant Gonorrhea Superbug in Canada

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I wasn't sure what section to put this in. Here's an article from today Feb 2, 2009 (Canwest News Service) that got my attention: http://is.gd/ibF6 .

Beware of the drug-resistant gonorrhea!!

Please, guys, get freshened up on your knowledge of gonorrhea and the other sexually transmitted diseases.

This has caused me to start thinking about avoiding getting bbbj now, since gonorrhea can be transmitted this way. Also, there is some chance, though very little of getting this superbug when doing DATY. And of course, participating in bbbj and daty is always a risk for getting any disease, period.

Health Nurse, please comment if you have any new thing to add regarding this article and in general.

Thanks.

solman
PS. As for myself, I get regularly tested . However, who would want to find out that they have the drug resistant gonorrhea superbug after the fact?
 

Health Nurse

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I wasn't sure what section to put this in. Here's an article from today Feb 2, 2009 (Canwest News Service) that got my attention: http://is.gd/ibF6 .

Beware of the drug-resistant gonorrhea!!

Please, guys, get freshened up on your knowledge of gonorrhea and the other sexually transmitted diseases.

This has caused me to start thinking about avoiding getting bbbj now, since gonorrhea can be transmitted this way. Also, there is some chance, though very little of getting this superbug when doing DATY. And of course, participating in bbbj and daty is always a risk for getting any disease, period.

Health Nurse, please comment if you have any new thing to add regarding this article and in general.

Thanks.

solman
PS. As for myself, I get regularly tested . However, who would want to find out that they have the drug resistant gonorrhea superbug after the fact?



Hi solman

Antibiotic resistance happens when an antimicrobial drug is no longer effective against a particular microorganism. This is a global issue which affects a number of infections e.g. MRSA, tuberculosis etc.

Gonorrhea is a bacteria and is treatable with antibiotics. Drug resistance gonorrhea is something that has been going on for a few years.

Every time we get a positive culture for gonorrhea we are able to do a sensitivity test which tells us which antibiotics will work. In BC we stopped using Ciprofloxacin last year because we found that the gonorrhea had built up resistance to that antibiotic.

Currently the antibiotics we are using for gonorrhea in BC are Cefixime, Azithromycin and Spectinomycin. We have not seen any resistance to these antibiotics yet.

Here is a link to a health Canada article about antibiotic resistance.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/med/antibio-eng.php

In their article they believe that the major cause of antibiotic resistance is the overuse or inappropriate use of antibiotics in preventing or treating infections in people, animals and plants. Another factor is when someone gets a wrong diagnosis and ends up taking the wrong antibiotic or they don’t follow the instructions e.g. not taking all the medication.

I have cut and pasted one of their sections


Safe Use of Antibiotics.

Proper diagnosis is the first step in the effective treatment of any infection. Visit your doctor for a proper assessment. Be aware that antibiotics are not effective for everything. For example, antibiotics are not effective against viruses, such as colds and flu. Also, specific germs can be treated more effectively with drugs that are targeted to them. This often requires a lab test.

Take medication as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. Do not stop taking a prescription part way through the course of treatment (unless you are having a serious adverse reaction) without first discussing it with your doctor. Even if you feel better, use the entire prescription as directed to make sure that all of the germs are destroyed.

Do not share prescriptions with anyone else. Taking an inappropriate drug makes the resistance problem worse.

Do not flush out-of-date or unused medication down the toilet, or pour it down the sink, or put it in the garbage. If you do, this medication will end up in the water table which could increase the drug resistance problem. Instead, check to see if your pharmacy has a drug recycling program that disposes of unused drugs in an environmentally safe manner. If your area does not have such a program, take the drugs to your municipal waste disposal depot for proper disposal.

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