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[[Image:Neisseriagon.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|[[Gonorrhea]] is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacyterium [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]].]] | [[Image:Neisseriagon.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|[[Gonorrhea]] is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] ([[STD]]) caused by the bacyterium [[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]].]] | ||
| − | In respect to '''homosexuality and gonorrhea''', the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report entitled ''Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997''.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref> The CDC report stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [ | + | In respect to '''homosexuality and gonorrhea''', the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report regarding [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] men entitled ''Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997''.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref> The CDC report stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [men who have sex with men] amidst an overall decline in nationwide gonorrhea rates."<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref> |
The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) also made the following report: | The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) also made the following report: | ||
Revision as of 23:48, October 6, 2007
In respect to homosexuality and gonorrhea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report regarding homosexual men entitled Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997.[1] The CDC report stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [men who have sex with men] amidst an overall decline in nationwide gonorrhea rates."[2]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also made the following report:
| “ | "CDC conducted sentinel surveillance in 28 cities and found the proportion of cases resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (a first-line treatment for gonorrhea) increased from 4.1 percent in 2003 to 6.8 percent in 2004. Resistance is especially worrisome in men who have sex with men, where it was eight times higher than among heterosexuals (23.8 percent vs. 2.9 percent). In April 2004, CDC recommended that fluoroquinolones no longer be used as treatment for gonorrhea among men who have sex with men. These antibiotics were also not recommended to treat the disease in anyone in California or Hawaii, where resistance has been widespread for years. Outside of these states, the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance among heterosexuals remains low at 1.3 percent."[3] | ” |