Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Resources

California’s Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea (ARGC) Center of Excellence is the online hub for information and resources on antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea to help health care providers and health departments prepare for and respond to antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea within California.

Included below are antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea specific resources for providers, local health jurisdictions, and the public + Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) data and surveillance information. 

For general information on gonorrhea, please see the CDPH STD Control Branch gonorrhea webpage.

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Provider Resources

For clinical consultation regarding a suspected gonorrhea treatment failure case, please use the STD Clinical Consultation Network.

• Treatment Guidelines
  
• CDC Treatment of Gonococcal Infections
  
• CDPH Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines and Management of Suspected Treatment Failure (PDF)
  
• CDPH Dear Colleague Letter - Updated Gonorrhea Treatment (PDF)
  
• CDC Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the US Report, 2019 (PDF, 19.8 MB)
  
• Local Health Department Communicable Disease Contact Information
  

Local Health Jurisdiction Resources

• ​​ARGC Questions & Answer Training Guide for Disease Intervention Specialists​ (PDF) [English] [Spanish]​
  
• ​​​​California Gonorrhea Treatment Failure Protocol for Local Health Departments (PDF)
  
• Suspected Gonorrhea Treatment Failure Form​ (PDF)
  
• CDC Health Alert Template for Gonorrhea with Reduced Susceptibility
  
• Improving Antibiotic Use to Treat Gonorrhea (PDF)
  
• CDC Division of STD Prevention
  
• Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Talking Points for Public Health Leadership (astho) (PDF)
  
• Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Key Facts for Public Health Leadership (astho) (PDF)
  
• CDC Outbreak Response Site
  
• CDC Health Alert Template Letter for ARGC
  
• CDC CARB Site Map
  

Public Resources

• General Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Information Flyer​ (PDF) [English] [Spanish]
  
• ​Gonorrhea Fact Sheet [English] [Spanish]
• CDC Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Interactive Infographic
• ​CDC Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Video

GISP Data and Surveillance

• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Tables, 2021 (Excel)
  
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Graphs, 2021 (PPTX)
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