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. 2019 Mar;25(3):416–424. doi: 10.3201/eid2503.181503

Table 3. Percentage of patients treated with each antimicrobial drug used against gonorrhea in South Korea, 2010–2017.

Year % Patients
Fluoroquinolones* Spectinomycin Ceftriaxone Cefixime Other cephalosporin Penicillin G
2010 49.6 32.8 13.1 2.9 1.4 0.2
2011 51.4 29.2 14.6 3.7 0.8 0.2
2012 52.3 22.2 19.5 4.6 1.2 0.2
2013 47.0 23.9 23.1 4.6 1.3 0.2
2014 38.8 22.0 20.3 3.9 1.1 0.1
2015 39.3 17.7 23.0 4.5 1.1 0.1
2016 36.7 17.3 24.7 5.0 1.4 0.1
2017 26.7 16.0 30.5 6.6 1.7 0.1

*Mainly ciprofloxacin.