Gonorrhoea: Rise of antibiotic resistant cases in England prompts call for use of condoms and tests

A rise in antibiotic resistant cases of gonorrhoea, including extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains, risks making the sexually transmitted infection (STI) “untreatable” if the problem is not tackled, health officials have said.

While most gonorrhoea infections can be treated effectively, increased resistance to ceftriaxone—the most common antibiotic used to treat it in injection or tablet form—poses risks, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

Katy Sinka, a consultant epidemiologist and head of the STI section at …