Guest guest Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Sex disease turns into a 'superbug' http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21554081-2703,00.html Rate of drug-resistant gonorrhea explodes http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-gonorrhea13apr13,0,7333326.story?coll=la-home-headlines I find it interesting that none of the infectious disease doctors or cdc seem to think it's an ineffective immune system that's causing the explosion of the gonorrhea bug. It's the resiliency of the organisms that's causing the problem. I also find it interesting that the solution being offered is to use a different broad spectrum antibiotic rather than testing individuals' organisms for their drug sensitivities to find the best drug for their bug. This is exactly why we're in this mess. We can't get the same care that our animals do when they've got a suspected bacterial infection. Test, treat, retest, and then retreat if needed. How hard is that? penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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