TY - JOUR
T1 - The U.S. military's Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance surveillance initiatives in selected populations of five countries.
AU - Tsai, Alice Y.
AU - Dueger, Erica
AU - Macalino, Grace E.
AU - Montano, Silvia M.
AU - Tilley, Drake H.
AU - Mbuchi, Margaret
AU - Wurapa, Eyako K.
AU - Saylors, Karen
AU - Duplessis, Christopher C.
AU - Puplampu, Naiki
AU - Garges, Eric C.
AU - McClelland, R. Scott
AU - Sanchez, Jose L.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) threatens the successful treatment of gonorrhea. This report presents preliminary findings with regard to the prevalence of laboratory-confirmed GC and the extent of drug-resistance among sample populations in five countries. Between October 2010 and January 2013, 1,694 subjects (54% male; 45% female; 1% unknown) were enrolled and screened for the presence of laboratory-confirmed GC in the United States, Djibouti, Ghana, Kenya, and Peru. Overall, 108 (6%) of enrolled subjects tested positive for GC. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results were available for 66 GC isolates. Resistance to at least three antibiotics was observed at each overseas site. All isolates tested in Ghana (n=6) were resistant to ciprofloxacin, penicillin, and tetracycline. In Djibouti, preliminary results suggested resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, cefepime, and ceftriaxone. The small sample size and missing data prevent comparative analysis and limit the generalizability of these preliminary findings.
AB - Multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) threatens the successful treatment of gonorrhea. This report presents preliminary findings with regard to the prevalence of laboratory-confirmed GC and the extent of drug-resistance among sample populations in five countries. Between October 2010 and January 2013, 1,694 subjects (54% male; 45% female; 1% unknown) were enrolled and screened for the presence of laboratory-confirmed GC in the United States, Djibouti, Ghana, Kenya, and Peru. Overall, 108 (6%) of enrolled subjects tested positive for GC. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing results were available for 66 GC isolates. Resistance to at least three antibiotics was observed at each overseas site. All isolates tested in Ghana (n=6) were resistant to ciprofloxacin, penicillin, and tetracycline. In Djibouti, preliminary results suggested resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, cefepime, and ceftriaxone. The small sample size and missing data prevent comparative analysis and limit the generalizability of these preliminary findings.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 23461308
AN - SCOPUS:84883868725
VL - 20
SP - 25
EP - 27
JO - Unknown Journal
JF - Unknown Journal
IS - 2
ER -