Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Canada, 2017.

Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Canada, 2017.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Feb 15;24(2):
Authors: Lefebvre B, Martin I, Demczuk W, Deshaies L, Michaud S, Labbé AC, Beaudoin MC, Longtin J
Abstract
We identified a ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolate in a patient in Canada. This isolate carried the penA-60 allele, which differs substantially from its closest relative, mosaic penA XXVII (80% nucleotide identity). Epidemiologic and genomic data suggest spread from Asia. Antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance helps prevent spread of highly resistant N. gonorrhoeae strains.
PMID: 29131780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - November 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lefebvre B, Martin I, Demczuk W, Deshaies L, Michaud S, Labbé AC, Beaudoin MC, Longtin J Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research