A scientific advisory panel to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has released interim guidance for the treatment of gonorrhea.
In adults (and in young people 10 years of age and older), the advisory panel recommends the following treatment “for all uncomplicated infections (urethral, endocervical, vaginal, rectal and pharyngeal)”:
- the antibiotic ceftriaxone 500 mg given as an intramuscular injection in a single dose
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Source : CATIE
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