Lentocilin is the second drug to get FDA clearance for temporary import as rising syphilis infections outstrip treatment supply, including for newborns.
The fastest-growing diagnoses were for syphilis, gonorrhea, and HIV/AIDS.
A surveillance study found a threefold increase in extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea isolates.
Just over half of respondents (54%) knew that syphilis can be cured, 84% mistakenly believed that a vaccine to prevent the disease is available, and 45% were unsure whether there is a vaccine.
The test can detect bacteria in a urine sample in 15 minutes and identify the right antibiotic in as little as 45 minutes.
The agency hopes that preventive use of doxycycline after sex could help prevent bacterial STIs in men who have sex with men and transgender women.
Two years into a global effort to tackle the problem, STIs are heading in the wrong direction, while HIV and viral hepatitis cases aren't falling quickly enough.
Part of a national rise, Colorado has confirmed 25 congenital syphilis cases this year, which included 5 stillbirths and 2 newborn deaths.
The artificial intelligence platform gave correct information about mRNA vaccination for COVID-19, but did not mention other types of COVID vaccines.
The prevalence of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates nearly tripled in China from 2017 through 2022.