A new shortage of a type of penicillin crucial to the fight against syphilis is alarming infectious disease experts, who warn that a protracted scarcity of the drug could worsen the U.S. epidemic of the sexually transmitted infection. The shortage, announced by the drugmaker Pfizer in a letter last month, involves Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injectable antibiotic also known as penicillin G benzathine. The company cited significant increases in demand because of the rising rate of syphilis infect
Antibiotic Shortage Could Worsen Syphilis Epidemic dnyuz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dnyuz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard