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Drug-resistant gut infection spreading among gay men in three countries

Original: A drug-resistant “sex bug” causing explosive diarrhoea is spreading among gay men in the UK, US and Australia. Over 70%

Health researchers are warning about a drug-resistant intestinal infection spreading among gay men in the UK, US and Australia. The bacteria, transmitted during sex, causes severe, explosive diarrhoea. A Cambridge study found more than 70% of sexually transmitted strains resist at least one antibiotic, leaving clinicians with very few treatment options and prompting calls for greater awareness and testing.

Why now: New research showing high antibiotic resistance in a sexually transmissible gut infection has raised public health concerns across several countries.

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• A drug-resistant “sex bug” causing explosive diarrhoea is spreading among gay men in the UK, US and Australia. Over 70% of sexually transmitted strains in a Cambridge study resisted at least one antibiotic, leaving very few treatment options. Follow: @europa · europa · 538

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