Is there a role for topical antiseptics in the treatment of gonorrhoea?

Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Mar;93(2):79-80. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-053028. Epub 2016 Dec 30.

Authors

Victoria F Miari¹, Catherine A Ison²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Laboratory, Public Health England, London, UK.

PMID: 28039432
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-053028

No abstract available

Keywords: ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONTROL PROGRAMS; MICROBICIDES; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage*
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / chemistry
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
Gonorrhea / drug therapy*
Gonorrhea / prevention & control
Humans
Lubricants / administration & dosage
Lubricants / therapeutic use
Male
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Lubricants