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Phylogenomic Comparison of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Causing Disseminated Gonococcal Infections and Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Georgia, United States
13 May 2022
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Abstract Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is a rare complication caused by the systemic dissemination of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to normally sterile anatomical sites. Little is known about the genetic diversity of DGI gonococcal strains and how they relate to other gonococcal strains causing uncomplicated mucosal infections. We used whole genome sequencing to characterize DGI isolates (n = 30) collected from...
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