"Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is a worldwide public health ... "It can be a bit smelly, but it's very cool to see how the bacteria grows." She says she always wanted to work in this area ...

When disease-causing bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and salmonellosis are harder to treat. New strategies to combat antibiotic ...

A vaccine has for the first time been shown to protect against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea, scientists in New Zealand say. There are fears gonorrhoea is becoming untreatable as ...

The coveted status is for GSK’s NgG vaccine candidate, currently in a phase 2 trial in adults aged 18 to 50 considered to be at risk from infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that ...

GSK has reported topline results from a phase 3 trial of its novel antibiotic gepotidacin that could spell the end of a decades-long drought in new oral therapies for gonorrhoea. In the EAGLE-1 ...

It tends to be less effective at preventing gonorrhoea. DoxyPEP can be taken by those living with HIV and people who are HIV-negative. This approach may not be effective for cisgender women or people ...

A ground-breaking study involving Kenyan sex workers has shone a light into the immune response to gonorrhoea, paving the way for more effective vaccines. Carried out by scientists at the Universities ...

In 2017 the World Health Organisation and the US CDC designated the gonorrhoea bacteria as a ‘high priority antibiotic-resistant pathogen’ and a ‘microorganism with an urgent threat level.’ ...

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is contracted by genital, anal, or oral intercourse with someone who has gonorrhoea. During ...

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacterium. It is a common infection, especially amongst people aged 15 to 24. Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers some of its own DNA ...