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SUBMITTER: Shimuta K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187580 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shimuta Ken K Nakayama Shu-Ichi SI Takahashi Hideyuki H Ohnishi Makoto M
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20191220 1
Ceftriaxone (CRO) is widely used as the first-line treatment for gonococcal infections. However, CRO-resistant <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> strains carrying mosaic <i>penA</i>-60.001 have emerged recently and disseminated worldwide. To meet the urgent need to detect these strains, we report here a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay system that targets <i>N. gonorrhoeae</i><i>penA</i>-60.001. This assay system can differentiate <i>N. gonorrhoeae</i> strains carrying mosaic <i>pen ...[more]