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Detection of antibiotic resistance is essential for gonorrhoea point-of-care testing: a mathematical modelling study [PDF]

BMC Medicine, 2017
Background Antibiotic resistance is threatening to make gonorrhoea untreatable. Point-of-care (POC) tests that detect resistance promise individually tailored treatment, but might lead to more treatment and higher levels of resistance. We investigate the
Stephanie M. Fingerhuth, Nicola Low, Sebastian Bonhoeffer, Christian L. Althaus   +3 more
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Gonorrhoea in Greenland: geographic differences in diagnostic activity and incidence of gonorrhoea in 2015

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018
For decades the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been a health concern in Greenland, especially within the age group of 15–34 year olds.
Anne-Sophie Homøe, Sine Berntsen, Michael Lynge Pedersen   +2 more
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Gonorrhoea [PDF]

, 2019
The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhoea, which has an estimated global annual incidence of 86.9 million adults.
Ndowa, F, Hook, EW, Hawkes, S, Unemo, M, Seifert, HS, Dillon, J-AR   +5 more
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Oral Manifestations of Gonorrhoea

, 2022
Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a Gram-negative diplococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae . Globally, gonorrhoea has become a significant threat to human health especially due to the rapid development of anti-microbial resistance ...
Ariyawardana, A
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The potential public health impact of adolescent 4CMenB vaccination on Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in England: a modelling study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Diagnoses of gonorrhoea in England rose by 26% between 2018 and 2019. Recent evidence that a vaccine against meningococcal B disease currently offered to infants in the UK (4CMenB) could additionally protect (with 31% efficacy) against ...
Katharine J. Looker, Ross Booton, Najida Begum, Ekkehard Beck, Jing Shen, Katherine M. E. Turner, Hannah Christensen   +6 more
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Gonorrhoea: a systematic review of prevalence reporting globally

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic gonorrhoea prevalence assessments in the general population or proxies thereof (including pregnant women, women attending family planning clinics, military recruits, and men undergoing ...
Jane Whelan, Victoria Abbing-Karahagopian, Laura Serino, Magnus Unemo   +3 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the 4CMenB vaccine against invasive meningococcal disease and gonorrhoea in an infant, child and adolescent program: protocol

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Invasive meningococcal disease causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, with serogroup B being one of the predominant serogroups in Australia for many years.
Helen S. Marshall, Prabha H. Andraweera, Bing Wang, Mark McMillan, Ann P. Koehler, Noel Lally, Sara Almond, Emma Denehy, Michele A’Houre, Lynne C. Giles, Louise Flood   +10 more
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Concordance of gonorrhoea of the rectum, pharynx and urethra in same-sex male partnerships attending a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background We aimed to describe anatomic site-specific concordance of gonococcal infections in partnerships of men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from MSM partnerships attending Melbourne Sexual ...
Vincent J. Cornelisse, Lei Zhang, Matthew Law, Marcus Y. Chen, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher K. Fairley, Eric P. F. Chow   +7 more
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Rapid increase of gonorrhoea cases in Guangdong Province, China, 2014–2017: a review of surveillance data

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives An increased trend in the number of reported gonorrhoea cases has been observed between 2014 and 2017 in China. This study aims to describe the reported epidemic of gonorrhoea and potential driving forces in Guangdong Province, China.Design A ...
Lei Chen, Weiming Tang, Bin Yang, Cheng Wang, Joseph Tucker, Peizhen Zhao, M Kumi Smith, Ngai Sze Wong, Willa Dong, Heping Zheng   +9 more
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Molecular Diagnostics for Gonorrhoea: Implications for Antimicrobial Resistance and the Threat of Untreatable Gonorrhoea [PDF]

, 2014
This essay from Nicola Low and colleagues discusses the importance of the nucleic acid amplification tests for rapid detection of N. gonorrhoeae and its resistance determinants, as well as the importance of ensuring their rational use, as priorities for ...
Stephenson, Judith M, Breuer, J, Low, Nicola,, Low, N, Skov Jensen, Jørgen, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Unemo, Magnus, Breuer, Judith, Breuer, Judith,, Unemo, M, Judith Breuer, Judith M Stephenson, Jensen, Jorgen Skov,, Skov Jensen, J, Magnus Unemo, Low, Nicola, Nicola Low, Stephenson, Judith M.,, Unemo, Magnus,, Stephenson, JM   +19 more
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