Improving gonorrhoea molecular diagnostics: Genome mining-based identification of identical multi-repeat sequences (IMRS) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Background: Curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae), are a major cause of poor pregnancy outcomes. The infection is often asymptomatic in pregnant women, and a syndrome-based approach of testing leads to a missed diagnosis. Culture followed by m...

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Main Authors: Clement Shiluli, Shwetha Kamath, Bernard N. Kanoi, Racheal Kimani, Michael Maina, Harrison Waweru, Moses Kamita, Ibrahim Ndirangu, Hussein M. Abkallo, Bernard Oduor, Nicole Pamme, Joshua Dupaty, Catherine M. Klapperich, Srinivasa Raju Lolabattu, Jesse Gitaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024033759