TY - JOUR AU - Pearson, William AU - Cherry, Donald AU - Leichliter, Jami AU - Bachmann, Laura AU - Cummings, Nicole AU - Hogben, Matthew T1 - Availability of Injectable Antimicrobial Drugs for Gonorrhea and Syphilis, United States, 2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 11 SP - 2154 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We estimated the availability of the injectable antimicrobial drugs recommended for point-of-care treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis among US physicians who evaluated patients with sexually transmitted infections in 2016. Most physicians did not have these drugs available on-site. Further research is needed to determine the reasons for the unavailability of these drugs. KW - antibiotic KW - gonorrhea KW - syphilis KW - Neisseria gonorrheoae KW - Treponema pallidum KW - access to care KW - drug availability KW - antimicrobial drugs KW - United States KW - bacteria KW - STIs KW - sexually transmitted infections KW - injectable antimicrobial drugs KW - ceftriaxone KW - penicillin G benzathine KW - patient-centered medical homes DO - 10.3201/eid2511.190764 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/19-0764_article ER - End of Reference