![Anyone who is sexually active can get gonorrhea.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161226070048im_/https://www.cdc.gov/std/gonorrhea/images/gono-4.jpg)
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Fact Sheet
Sexually active women younger than 25 years or women with new or multiple sex partners, or a sex partner who has an STD should be tested every year.
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Antibiotic Resistance
Gonorrhea has progressively developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs prescribed for treatment.
Highlights
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Surveillance - The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 27 Sites, United States, 2014 MMWR July 14, 2016
Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea Infographics(https://www.cdc.gov/std/products/infographics.htm) (July 14, 2016)
De-Duplication Guidance for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Laboratory Reports(https://www.cdc.gov/std/laboratory/de-duplication-guidance-june2016.pdf) - This document contains background and guidance on the timeframe that jurisdictions should use to de-duplicate their gonorrhea and chlamydia laboratory reports before reporting these cases to CDC.(June 17, 3016)
2015 STD Treatment Guidelines - Gonococcal Infections(https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/gonorrhea.htm) - Includes alternative treatment regimens and updated testing recommendations for gonococcal infections, as well as diagnosis, prevention, and special considerations. (June 4, 2015)
STD Surveillance Case Definitions(https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/casedefinitions-2014.pdf) - Includes updated definitions for Gonorrhea and Syphilis effective January 1, 2014 (December 10, 2013)
Changes to Gonorrhea and Syphilis Case Definitions: Program Impact(https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/casedef-programimpact-2014.pdf) (January 16, 2014)
- Page last reviewed: December 9, 2016
- Page last updated: December 12, 2016
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