Word: spectinomycin
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However the new strain evolved, its existence vastly complicates the treatment of gonorrhea. Other antibiotics-notably spectinomycin-have proved effective. But they are often expensive (about $4 a dose for spectinomycin, v. only 50? for penicillin), could also meet bacterial resistance and, unlike penicillin, do not also knock out that other scourge, syphilis. At the very least, the new gonococci will require several visits to the doctor, as opposed to the old, cheap, one-shot treatment. Says Dr. Ronald St. John of the CDC's venereal disease division: "If this new strain becomes widespread, then a lot of money...
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