Sustained Transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains with High-Level Azithromycin Resistance (MIC ≥ 256 μg/mL) in Argentina, 2018 to 2022

Sustained Transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains with High-Level Azithromycin Resistance (MIC ≥ 256 μg/mL) in Argentina, 2018 to 2022

ABSTRACT Azithromycin combined with ceftriaxone is the recommended dual therapy for uncomplicated gonorrhea in many countries. Nevertheless, the increasing prevalence of azithromycin resistance compromises the effectiveness of this treatment strategy. From 2018 to 2022, we collected 13 gonococcal is...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ariel Gianecini, Tomas Poklepovich, Daniel Golparian, Noelia Cuenca, Laura Scocozza, Silvina Bergese, Liliana Fernández Canigia, Viviana Vilches, María Julia Lazzarino Elgart, Magnus Unemo, Josefina Campos, Patricia Galarza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
gonorrhea
azithromycin
antimicrobial resistance
treatment
whole-genome sequencing
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00970-23

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