Public Health Alerts
Public Health Alert – MDR Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Situation Internationally, there have been reports of multi-drug resistant (MDR) gonorrhea, and there has been an Ontario case of MDR gonorrhea identified in a patient with no known travel history. This strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae has reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone and cefixime and resistance to ciprofloxacin, penicillin, and tetracycline. Goal Read more…