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Emergence of High-Level Azithromycin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae : Genomic Insights From a 9-Year (2016-2024) Study From North India.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 May 2026
Sethi Sunil, Afreen Sana, Saini Gurmeet, Sangma Ripamchisa, Kaur Karamjit, Sharma Nandita
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A 9-year retrospective study from a North Indian STI reference center observed 10% (5 of 50) azithromycin-resistant gonococcal isolates, including one high-level azithromycin-resistant (minimum inhibitory concentration 256 μg/mL) strain. Whole-genome sequencing of resistant isolates revealed 23S rRNA mutations (A2059G, C2611T, and C2597T), multiple resistance determinants, Multilocus Sequence Typing ST-7363 and...
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