Genomic surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Philippines, 2013–2014

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Jamoralin, Manuel C, Argimón, Silvia, Lagrada, Marietta L, Villamin, Alfred S, Masim, Melissa L, Gayeta, June M, Boehme, Karis D, Olorosa, Agnettah M, Sia, Sonia B, Hufano, Charmian M, Cohen, Victoria, Hernandez, Lara T, Benjamin, Jeffrey, Khalil Abudahab, Stelling, John, Matthew Tg Holden, Aanensen, David M, Carlos, Celia C
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 17.12.2020
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Azithromycin; Cefixime; Ceftriaxone; Ciprofloxacin; Drug resistance; Epidemiology; Gene deletion; Genomes; Gonorrhea; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Penicillin; Public health; TetM gene; Philippines

Abstract Antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major threat to public health and is of particular concern in the Western Pacific Region, where the incidence of gonorrhoea is high. The Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP) has been capturing information on resistant gonorr...