Article
Reliability of Genetic Alterations in Predicting Ceftriaxone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Globally.
Microbiology spectrum - 27 Apr 2022
Lin Eric Yu, Adamson Paul C, Ha Sung-Min, Klausner Jeffrey D
Abstract excerpt
Antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae is increasing globally, and ceftriaxone is the recommended treatment for empirical therapy in most settings. Developing molecular assays to detect decreased ceftriaxone susceptibility is critical. Using PathogenWatch, a public database of N. gonorrhoeae genomes, antibiotic susceptibility data and DNA sequences of different genes associated with ceftriaxone resistance...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Ceftriaxone
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Genetic Markers
- Gonorrhea
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Reproducibility of Results
