Diagnosing oral gonorrhea typically involves taking a sample from the infected area and growing the bacteria in a lab. “Women will bear a very high burden if we start having an increasing number of untreatable gonorrhea cases,” Dr. Alirol said. That does not necessarily mean that super gonorrhea is incurable, Dr. Alirol said. None of the new drugs focus on effectively curing oral gonorrhea, Dr. Alirol said. “There is no use in developing a new treatment if it doesn’t work on the pharynx,” Dr. Alirol said.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 18:33 UTC