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Neisseria gonorrhoeae and extended-spectrum cephalosporins in California: surveillance and molecular detection of mosaic penA.
BMC infectious diseases - 4 Dec 2013
Gose Severin, Nguyen Duylinh, Lowenberg Daniella, Samuel Michael, Bauer Heidi, Pandori Mark
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BACKGROUND: The spread of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains with mosaic penA alleles and reduced susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins is a major public health problem. While much work has been performed internationally, little is known about the genetics or molecular epidemiology of N. gonorrhoeae isolates with reduced susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in the United States. The majority...
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