[Editorial] Curbing the rise in gonococcal AMR

Last week, at the start of the G20 summit and ahead of the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)& HIV World Congress, on July 9 –12, WHO released new data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in gonococci. 70 (97%) of 72 countries surveyed from 2009 to 2014 reported finding resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates. Continued and increased resistance to primary antibiotics was observed and 51 (66%) of 77 countries surveyed rep orted some resistance to last-resort antibiotics.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research