Oral cefixime is no longer first-line for gonorrhea
Oral cefixime is no longer first-line for gonorrhea...due to increasing resistance.
This means no more preferred regimens with just ORAL drugs.
Use ceftriaxone 250 mg IM PLUS azithromycin 1 g for most patients with gonorrhea. Combining two drugs will hopefully slow resistance.
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