Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Canada, 2017

Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Canada, 2017

We identified a ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolate in a patient in Canada. This isolate carried the penA-60 allele, which differs substantially from its closest relative, mosaic penA XXVII (80% nucleotide identity). Epidemiologic and genomic data suggest spread from Asia. Antimicrob...

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Main Authors: Brigitte Lefebvre, Irene Martin, Walter Demczuk, Lucie Deshaies, Stéphanie Michaud, Annie-Claude Labbé, Marie-Claude Beaudoin, Jean Longtin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ceftriaxone-resistant
ceftriaxone
North America
Canada
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-1756_article

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