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Markedly Reduced Azithromycin and Ceftriaxone Susceptibility in Commensal Neisseria Species in Clinical Samples From Belgian Men Who Have Sex With Men
10 May 2020
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To the Editor—Dong et al found high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in commensal oropharyngeal Neisseria species in Vietnamese men who have sex with men (MSM) and linked this to recent antibiotic consumption [1]. They proposed that these resistant commensals constitute a reservoir of resistance genes for incoming Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Studies have confirmed that horizontal gene transfer contributes to...
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