(BBC News) Gonorrhea could become an untreatable disease, England's chief medical officer has warned.
Dame Sally Davies has written to all GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing the correct drugs after the rise of "super-gonorrhoea" in Leeds.
Her warning comes after concerns were raised that some patients were not getting both of the antibiotics needed to clear the infection.
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Sexual health doctors said gonorrhea was "rapidly" developing resistance.
A highly drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea was detected in the north of England in March.
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That strain is able to shrug off the antibiotic azithromycin, which is normally used alongside another drug, ceftriaxone.
