World Health Organization Global Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (WHO GASP): review of new data and evidence to inform international …

M Unemo, MM Lahra, M Cole, P Galarza… - Sexual …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a serious public health problem,
compromising the management and control of gonorrhoea globally. Resistance in N …

Antimicrobial Resistance Expressed by Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A Major Global Public Health Problem in the 21st Century

M Unemo, CD Rio, WM Shafer - Emerging Infections 10, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is a very old malady that can be traced to
ancient Chinese, Egyptian, Roman, and Greek literature as well as in the Old Testament of …

Current and future antimicrobial treatment of gonorrhoea – the rapidly evolving Neisseria gonorrhoeae continues to challenge

M Unemo - BMC infectious diseases, 2015 - Springer
Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to all drugs
previously and currently recommended for empirical monotherapy of gonorrhoea. In vitro …

Meeting the public health challenge of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

JW Tapsall, F Ndowa, DA Lewis… - Expert review of anti …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is increasing in
prevalence, both within and across antibiotic classes, including extended-spectrum …

Quantifying the economic cost of antibiotic resistance and the impact of related interventions: rapid methodological review, conceptual framework and …

M Jit, DHL Ng, N Luangasanatip, F Sandmann… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Antibiotic resistance (ABR) poses a major threat to health and economic
wellbeing worldwide. Reducing ABR will require government interventions to incentivise …

Update on the management of gonorrhea in adults in the United States

LM Newman, JS Moran… - Clinical Infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Gonorrhea, the second most commonly reported notifiable disease, is an important cause of
cervicitis, urethritis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. The selection of appropriate therapy for …

Diagnosis and management of gonococcal infections

MT Mayor, MA Roett, KA Uduhiri - American family physician, 2012 - aafp.org
Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes urogenital, anorectal, conjunctival, and pharyngeal
infections. Urogenital tract infections are most common. Men with gonorrhea may present …

Bacterial resistance: a sensitive issue: complexity of the challenge and containment strategy in Europe

WTM Jansen, JT Van der Bruggen, J Verhoef… - Drug Resistance …, 2006 - Elsevier
The development of antimicrobial agents has been a key achievement of modern medicine.
However, their overuse has led to an increasing incidence of infections due to antibiotic …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae among suspects of sexually transmitted infection in Gambella hospital, Ethiopia: risk factors and drug resistance

S Ali, T Sewunet, Z Sahlemariam, G Kibru - BMC research notes, 2016 - Springer
Background Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacterium responsible for one of the classic
sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea. Antibiotic resistant strains are emerging at …

Analysis of trends in antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Australia, 1997–2006

JW Tapsall, EA Limnios, D Murphy - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To analyse trends in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(GC) isolated in Australia between 1997 and 2006 and to identify factors influencing …