Gonorrhea 'superbug' spreading; is it headed for U.S.?

A new "superbug" strain of gonorrhea, seemingly resistant to all known antibiotics, could be headed for the United States as the sexually transmitted disease continues its global march.
There have been no known cases within the U.S. so far. But more countries, including Britain, Australia and France, are reporting instances of gonorrhea that are impervious to cephalosporin antibiotics -- the drugs normally used to snuff out the most serious cases.
“We certainly are worried about importation of resistance,” Dr. Gail Bolan, director of the STD Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Times on Thursday. "It's time to take these trends seriously."
U.S. health experts are taking a multipronged approach to combating the superbug, she said, including early diagnosis, dual therapies, encouraging the pharmaceutical industry to develop new drugs and urging condom use among people who are sexually active.