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Phylogenomic analysis reveals persistence of gonococcal strains with reduced-susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and mosaic penA-34.
Nature communications - 21 Jun 2021
Thomas Jesse C, Joseph Sandeep J, Cartee John C, Pham Cau D, Schmerer Matthew W, Schlanger Karen, St Cyr Sancta B, Kersh Ellen N, Raphael Brian H
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The recent emergence of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae associated with treatment failures to ceftriaxone, the foundation of current treatment options, has raised concerns over a future of untreatable gonorrhea. Current global data on gonococcal strains suggest that several lineages, predominately characterized by mosaic penA alleles, are associated with elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) to...
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