Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance in Gonorrhea: The Alberta Model, 2012-2016

• Main Authors: Jennifer Gratrix (Author), Anmmd Kamruzzaman (Author), Irene Martin (Author), Petra Smyczek (Author), Ron Read (Author), Lindsay Bertholet (Author), Prenilla Naidu (Author), Ameeta E. Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Alberta established a surveillance system in 2001 to monitor resistance to antibiotics used for the treatment of gonorrhea. A retrospective review of gonorrhea cases during the last five years was conducted. All cases of gonorrhea were reportable to public health by testing laboratories and clinicia...