Identification of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae FC428 clone and isolates harboring a novel mosaic penA gene in Chengdu in 2019-2020

• Main Authors: Di Wang (Author), Youwei Wang (Author), Yamei Li (Author), Leshan Xiu (Author), Gang Yong (Author), Yang Yang (Author), Weiming Gu (Author), Junping Peng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea has become a growing global public health burden. Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with resistance to ceftriaxone, the last remaining first-line option, represent an emerging threat of untreatable gonorrhea. Methods A total of ten ceftriaxone-r...