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PRO/EDR> Gonococcal disease: UK, Australia, antibiotic resist. ceftriaxone/azithro. ECDC
Gonorrhea -- United Kingdom"The 1st 3 cases of infection with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) _Neisseria gonorrhoeae_ displaying resistance to ceftriaxone (MIC = 0.5 mg/L) and high-level resistance to azithromycin (MIC over 256 mg/L) at a global level were reported by the United Kingdom (one case) and Australia (2 cases) in February and March 2018, respectively. The case from the UK and one case from Australia were travel-associated, and both acquired gonorrhoea in Southeast Asia. These strains Read more [...]
