What are the Treatments for Gonnorhea?

Question: What are the Treatments for Gonnorhea?

Answer: A class of drug called cephalosporins are the only type of drugs currently recommended by the CDC for gonorrhea treatment.

The drug treatments for gonorrhea include:

• Cefixime
• Ceftriaxone
• Cefdinir
• Cefpodoxime
• Ceftibuten
• Cefotaxime

  _{Source: Update to CDC's Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines, 2006:Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections; http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5614a3.htm; accessed 03/27/09}