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Rifampicin Resistance Associated with rpoB Mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Strains Isolated in Austria, 2016 to 2020

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Due to increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, alternative treatments should be considered. To assess rifampicin’s potential as a gonorrhea treatment, we used rpoB mutations to estimate rifampicin resistance in ...
Justine Schaeffer, Kathrin Lippert, Sonja Pleininger, Anna Stöger, Petra Hasenberger, Silke Stadlbauer, Florian Heger, Angelika Eigentler, Alexandra Geusau, Alexander Indra, Franz Allerberger, Werner Ruppitsch   +11 more
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Stably high azithromycin resistance and decreasing ceftriaxone susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 25 European countries, 2016

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background The European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP) performs annual sentinel surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility to therapeutically relevant antimicrobials across the European Union/European Economic Area (
Michaela J. Day, Gianfranco Spiteri, Susanne Jacobsson, Neil Woodford, Andrew J. Amato-Gauci, Michelle J. Cole, Magnus Unemo, Euro-GASP network   +7 more
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Community engagement on-site rapid test for chlamydia and gonorrhea among men who have sex with men: a pioneering study in Guangzhou, China

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections are prevalent among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. However, compared to syphilis and HIV, the testing rate for chlamydia and gonorrhea remains low.
Xiao-Xin Lin, Si-Yan Meng, Wu-Jian Ke, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Liu-Yuan Wang, Yu-Ying Liao, Han Liu, Pei-Zhen Zhao, Chun-Mei Liang, Hui-Ru Chen, Hai-Ying Long, Bin Yang, Li-Gang Yang   +12 more
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Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea in Absence of Urogenital Gonorrhea in Sexual Network of Male and Female Participants, Australia, 2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We describe a sexual network consisting of 1 nonbinary-gendered participant and 2 male and 4 female participants in Australia, 2018. Six of 7 participants had oropharyngeal gonorrhea in the absence of urogenital gonorrhea. This observation supports a new
Vincent J. Cornelisse, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Eric P.F. Chow, Deborah A. Williamson, Christopher K. Fairley   +4 more
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Ciprofloxacin Resistance and Gonorrhea Incidence Rates in 17 Cities, United States, 1991–2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Antimicrobial drug resistance can hinder gonorrhea prevention and control efforts. In this study, we analyzed historical ciprofloxacin resistance data and gonorrhea incidence data to examine the possible effect of antimicrobial drug resistance on ...
Harrell W. Chesson, Robert D. Kirkcaldy, Thomas L. Gift, Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Hillard S. Weinstock   +4 more
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Gonorrhea prevalence in adults in Brazil: Spectrum-STI trend estimation, 2000-2020 [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023
Background: Gonorrhea is not a notifiable disease in Brazil, and the national health information system does not collect data on reported cases or infection prevalence.
Pâmela Cristina Gaspar, Jane Rowley, Ana Roberta Pati Pascom, Eline Korenromp, Fernando Pascual, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Angelica Espinosa Miranda   +6 more
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Neighbourhood alcohol availability and gonorrhea rates: impact of social capital

Geospatial Health, 2009
Social capital and income inequality have been proposed as important mediators of the relation between the material environment and health outcomes. We determined whether indicators of social capital are (i) associated with neighbourhood gonorrhea rates,
Katherine P. Theall, Richard Scribner, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Deborah Cohen, Karen Mason, Neal Simonsen   +5 more
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Trends in chlamydia and gonorrhea positivity among heterosexual men and men who have sex with men attending a large urban sexual health service in Australia, 2002-2009

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background To determine whether chlamydia positivity among heterosexual men (MSW) and chlamydia and gonorrhea positivity among men who have sex with men (MSM), are changing.
Leslie David, Fehler Glenda, Fairley Christopher K, Vodstrcil Lenka A, Walker Jennifer, Bradshaw Catriona S, Hocking Jane S   +6 more
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The impact of HIV infection and socioeconomic factors on the incidence of gonorrhea: A county-level, US-wide analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundGonorrhea is the second most commonly reported identifiable disease in the United States (U.S.). Importantly, more than 25% of gonorrheal infections demonstrate antibiotic resistance, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Nikolaos Andreatos, Christos Grigoras, Fadi Shehadeh, Elina Eleftheria Pliakos, Georgianna Stoukides, Jenna Port, Myrto Eleni Flokas, Eleftherios Mylonakis   +7 more
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Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling study.

PLoS Medicine, 2020
BackgroundThe rise of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance highlights the need for strategies that extend the clinically useful life span of antibiotics.
Reza Yaesoubi, Ted Cohen, Katherine Hsu, Thomas L Gift, Harrell Chesson, Joshua A Salomon, Yonatan H Grad   +6 more
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