Sexually Transmitted Diseases Could Become "Super Bacteria"

Scientists from the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV reported that a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) became resistant to antibiotics.

The researchers told the medical community that the infection could become a super-bacterium if it is not treated early and create an effective antidote, according to Business Insider

Its symptoms are similar to chlamydia, like painful urination. Usually, it shows no symptoms, but if left unattended, it can cause pelvic inflammation and, in the most severe cases, infertility in women.

In many cases he is misdiagnosed with other diseases. For their treatment, doctors use antibiotics for five days, but each time the bacteria become more immune to the drugs.

"This does not cure the infection and causes antimicrobial resistance in patients with MG," he says. at the BBC Paddy Horner, senior consultant in sexual health at the University of Bristol and one of the authors of the new guidelines. "If the practices do not change and the tests are not used, MG has the potential to become a superbug in a decade, resistant to standard antibiotics."

Given the risk, the sexually active community is recommended to use condoms or condoms to prevent infection and perform routine examinations to rule out any possibility of illness.