Extensively Drug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strain, Canada

Extensively Drug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strain, Canada

We identified a case of extensively drug-resistant (ceftriaxone- and cefixime-resistant and high-level azithromycin-resistant) Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Canada. The strain harbors the penA 60.001 allele, which includes the A311V and 23S rRNA A2059G single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with hig...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brigitte Lefebvre, Irene Martin, Robyn Thorington, Julian Gitelman, Andrew Bui-Nguyen, Claude Fortin, Judith Fafard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
antimicrobial resistance
bacteria
gonorrhea
antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance
ceftriaxone
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/25-0023_article
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items