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Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance driven by antibiotic use

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A new ecological analysis has shown that antimicrobial consumption is positively associated with decreased antimicrobial susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae across European countries. Efforts at the policy, provider and community level need to be strengthened to address and help mitigate the continued emergence of antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae.

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Fig. 1: Models of antimicrobial resistance selection in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Huan V. Dong

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Huan V. Dong & Jeffrey D. Klausner

  3. Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jeffrey D. Klausner

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J.D.K. has received advisory fees or research support from SpeedX Diagnostics, Shield Diagnostics, Hologic and Cepheid. H.V.D. declares no competing interests.

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Dong, H.V., Klausner, J.D. Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance driven by antibiotic use. Nat Rev Urol 16, 509–510 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-019-0206-2

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