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Article: Drug-resistant gonorrhea spikes; CDC notes increasing risks for gay,bisexual men.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- April 30, 2004
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Byline: Joyce Howard Price, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The rate of drug-resistant gonorrhea more than doubled nationally from 2002 to 2003, and this stubborn sexually transmitted disease was 12 times more prevalent among homosexual and bisexual men than heterosexual men, federal health officials said yesterday.
"National and regional data show that drug-resistant gonorrhea is a rapidly emerging health concern, particularly for gay and bisexual men," Dr. John Douglas, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STD (sexually-transmitted disease) prevention programs.
Noting the sharp rise in gonorrhea resistant to oral antibiotics ...