The antibiotic resistantpromotes the proliferation of three STI, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. New therapeutic guidelines to treat them have been published in a press release from the World Health Organization.
The figures are alarming. It is estimated that each year 131 million people contract chlamydia, 78 million gonorrhea and 5.6 million syphilis.
This is an “increasingly worrying problem” reports the agency in its press release.
Untreated, these STIs can cause serious complications and sequelae in women, such as genital infections, ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages. gonorrhea and chlamydia can promote sterility in both men and women. These three infections can also multiply by 2 or 3 the risk of contracting HIV. An untreated STI in pregnant women increases the risk of stillbirth and death of the newborn.
STIs cause genital problems and fertility problems
“Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are major public health problems all over the world, which affect the quality of life of millions of people and cause serious and even fatal pathologies. New WHO treatment guidelines stress the need to treat these STIs with the right antibiotic, at the right dosage and at the right time to limit their spread and improve sexual and reproductive health. To do this, national health services need to monitor the evolution of antibiotic resistance patterns of these diseases in the country”, comments Ian Askew, Director of the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at WHO.
The Organization has established new recommendations based on the most effective treatments against these 3 sexually transmitted infections.
To fight against gonorrheashe urges health authorities to advise physicians to prescribe the most effective a priori antibiotic given local resistance patterns and does not recommend quinolones (a class of antibiotics) to treat her due to the high frequency of resistance.
To cure syphilis, the WHO recommends a single dose of benzathine-penicillin, an antibiotic injected by a doctor or nurse into the buttock or thigh muscle. It is the most effective treatment for syphilis and cheaper than oral antibiotics.
“Used correctly and consistently, condoms are one of the most effective means of protection against STI“, concludes the Organization in its press release.
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