Availability of Injectable Antimicrobial Drugs for Gonorrhea and Syphilis, United States, 2016

Abstract

We estimated the availability of the injectable antimicrobial drugs recommended for point-of-care treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis among US physicians who evaluated patients with sexually transmitted infections in 2016. Most physicians did not have these drugs available on-site. Further research is needed to determine the reasons for the unavailability of these drugs.

Keywords

• antibiotic
• gonorrhea
• syphilis
• Neisseria gonorrheoae
• Treponema pallidum
• access to care