Emergence and Spread of Cephalosporin-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Mosaic penA Alleles, South Korea, 2012–2017

In South Korea, surveillance of antimicrobial drug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is extremely limited. We describe the emergence and subsequent national spread of N. gonorrhoeae strains with mosaic penA alleles associated with decreased susceptibility and resistance to extended-spectrum cephal...

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Main Authors: Hyukmin Lee, Young Hee Suh, Sunhwa Lee, Yong-Kyun Kim, Mi-Soon Han, Hye Gyung Bae, Magnus Unemo, Kyungwon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-1503_article