23 Aug 2016

DAILY MAIL: Prof Public Health Monash Univ.Melbourne C. FAIRLEY on use of antiseptic mouthwash to reduce oral load of N. gonorrhoea.

UK stats: Between 2012-2015 N.gonorrhoeal infections up by 53 %: 26,880 to 41,193.

N.Gon bacteria can live in mouth for months without symptoms.

Gargling with antiseptic mouthwash reduces bacterial load.

UK:resistant N.gon. in Leeds (2014); spread to West Midlands & London.

By April 2016,  34 diagnosed with" super-gonorrhoea".

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