Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Rising Infection Rates, Dwindling Treatment Options.

N Engl J Med

From the Division of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York (S.B., D.C.D.); and the Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (S.B.).

Published: November 2018

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