Smolarchuk, C., Wensley, A., Padfield, S. et al. (3 more authors) (2018) Persistence of an outbreak of gonorrhoea with high-level resistance to azithromycin in England, November 2014‒May 2018. Eurosurveillance, 23 (23). 1800287. ISSN 1560-7917
Abstract
Between November 2014 and May 2018, 118 laboratory-confirmed cases of high-level azithromycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae were identified in England. Cases emerged among heterosexuals in Leeds but spread across England and into sexual networks of men who have sex with men as the outbreak progressed. The few epidemiological links identified indicate substantial under-diagnosis of cases and this, along with the upturn in cases in 2017, highlights the difficulties in controlling the outbreak.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | England; MSM: men who have sex with men; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; STI; antimicrobial resistance; azithromycin; gonorrhoea; Adolescent; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Azithromycin; Ceftriaxone; Contact Tracing; Disease Outbreaks; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; England; Female; Gonorrhea; Heterosexuality; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Population Surveillance; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2020 15:35 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2020 03:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.23.1800287 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163689 |