Detection of 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United Kingdom, December 2021 to June 2022

Between December 2021 and June 2022, 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (ST8123; n = 8) were detected in the United Kingdom, compared with nine cases during the previous 6 years. Most of these cases were associated with travel from the Asia-Pacific region; all were heterosexual...

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Published inEuro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 27; no. 46; p. 1
Main Authors Day, Michaela, Pitt, Rachel, Mody, Nisha, Saunders, John, Rai, Rupa, Nori, Achyuta, Church, Hannah, Mensforth, Sarah, Corkin, Helen, Jones, Jacqueline, Naicker, Preneshni, Khan, Wazirzada M, Glover, Rebecca Thomson, Mortimer, Kalani, Hylton, Chloe, Moss, Elizabeth, Pasvol, Thomas Joshua, Richardson, Ania, Sun, Suzy, Woodford, Neil, Mohammed, Hamish, Sinka, Katy, Fifer, Helen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saint-Maurice Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 17.11.2022
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Subjects
Antibiotics
Disease transmission
Drug resistance
Gonorrhea
Infections
Rapid Communication
Risk factors
Travel
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Between December 2021 and June 2022, 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (ST8123; n = 8) were detected in the United Kingdom, compared with nine cases during the previous 6 years. Most of these cases were associated with travel from the Asia-Pacific region; all were heterosexual people, with most in their 20s. Although all cases were successfully treated, not all partners of cases could be traced, and there is a risk of further transmission of ceftriaxone-resistant gonococcal infection within the UK.
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Correspondence: Helen Fifer (helen.fifer@ukhsa.gov.uk)
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.46.2200803