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SUBMITTER: Lefebvre B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5782888 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lefebvre Brigitte B Martin Irene I Demczuk Walter W Deshaies Lucie L Michaud Stéphanie S Labbé Annie-Claude AC Beaudoin Marie-Claude MC Longtin Jean J
Emerging infectious diseases 20180217 2
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. ...[more]