For groups at higher risk of contracting syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, the CDC now recommends taking doxycycline, an antibiotic, within 72 hours of having sex.
  • Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    What about the risk for making more super bugs? I hear antibiotic resistant gonorrhea and chlamydia are on the rise in those very groups of people.

    • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      Antibiotics are complex. Often it’s underutilization of antibiotics that causes problems.

      It’s entirely possible that specific, targeted antibiotics, used with the proper doses will not cause super bugs.

    • TipRing@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      The article addresses this concern. Doxycycline so far hasn’t produced resistance in PEP users but health officials need to monitor the situation closely.