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Molecular pathways to high-level azithromycin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 18 Jun 2021
Laumen J G E, Manoharan-Basil S S, Verhoeven E, Abdellati S, De Baetselier I, Crucitti T, Xavier B B, Chapelle S, Lammens C, Van Dijck C, Malhotra-Kumar S, Kenyon C
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of azithromycin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is increasing in numerous populations worldwide. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the genetic pathways leading to high-level azithromycin resistance. METHODS: A customized morbidostat was used to subject two N. gonorrhoeae reference strains (WHO-F and WHO-X) to dynamically sustained azithromycin pressure. We tracked stepwise evolution of...
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