PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lisa Pogany AU - Barbara Romanowski AU - Joan Robinson AU - Margaret Gale-Rowe AU - Cathy Latham-Carmanico AU - Christine Weir AU - Tom Wong TI - Management of gonococcal infection among adults and youth DP - 2015 Oct 01 TA - Canadian Family Physician PG - 869--873 VI - 61 IP - 10 4099 - http://www.cfp.ca/content/61/10/869.short 4100 - http://www.cfp.ca/content/61/10/869.full SO - Can Fam Physician2015 Oct 01; 61 AB - Objective To provide recommendations on the management of gonococcal infection among adults and youth.Quality of evidence Treatment recommendations in the Canadian guidelines on sexually transmitted infections are based on review of the literature, as well as the grades of recommendations and the levels of evidence quality determined by a minimum of 2 reviewers. The recommendations are peer-reviewed and require approval by the expert working group.Main message The new key recommendations for managing gonococcal infection among adults and youth include using culture as a diagnostic tool when practical, providing treatment with combination antibiotic therapy (ceftriaxone combined with azithromycin), and promptly reporting all cases with treatment failure to public health.Conclusion Following these new key recommendations might reduce treatment failure, contribute to better surveillance of antibiotic-resistance trends in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and contribute to the prevention of transmission of multidrug-resistant gonorrhea.