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Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates (2010 to 2014) in France Characterized by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2016
de Curraize Claire, Kumanski Sylvain, Micaëlo Maïté, Fournet Nelly, La Ruche Guy, Meunier Fabienne, Amarsy Rishma, Jacquier Hervé, Cambau Emmanuelle, Goubard Agathe, Bercot Béatrice
Abstract excerpt
Two extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates were discovered among 6,340 (0.03%) French isolates between 2010 and 2014. One isolate corresponded to the F89 multidrug-resistant N. gonorrhoeae isolate harboring a penA mosaic; whole-genome sequencing highlighted an additional R251H substitution in the ftsX gene recently involved in cephalosporin resistance. The other,...
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