ceftriaxone
noun
cef·tri·ax·one
ˌsef-ˌtrī-ˈak-ˌsōn 
: a broad-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic C18H18N8O7S3 administered parenterally in the form of its sodium salt
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The cephalosporin ceftriaxone is the last drug standing in the US to treat gonorrhea infections.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2024
Since the advent of antibiotics, Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to each class of antibiotics the medical community has used to combat it, leaving ceftriaxone as the sole remaining drug that can reliably cure gonorrhea.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
But to experts, that reduced susceptibility indicated ceftriaxone could also be on its way out.
—WIRED, 1 Feb. 2023
For years, global surveillance data collected by the World Health Organization has shown that gonorrhea is becoming more and more resistant to our entire lineup of drugs, including frontline drugs like ceftriaxone.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2024
Since the advent of antibiotics, Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to each class of antibiotics the medical community has used to combat it, leaving ceftriaxone as the sole remaining drug that can reliably cure gonorrhea.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
But to experts, that reduced susceptibility indicated ceftriaxone could also be on its way out.
—WIRED, 1 Feb. 2023
For years, global surveillance data collected by the World Health Organization has shown that gonorrhea is becoming more and more resistant to our entire lineup of drugs, including frontline drugs like ceftriaxone.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
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ceftriaxone
noun
cef·tri·ax·one
ˌsef-ˌtrī-ˈak-ˌsōn
: a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic that is administered parenterally in the form of its hydrated disodium salt C18H16N8Na2O7S3·3¹/₂H2O
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