AMR: Gonorrhoea diagnoses highest ‘since records began in 1918’

 
• By Kate Bowie

The government has warned that new antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases are on the rise, with some that are "extensively drug-resistant”.

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"The increasing number of cases in recent years is concerning”
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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