Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Nunavut Region of Inuit Nunangat, Canada, 2018–2019

We assessed antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Nunavut, Canada, using remnant gonorrhea nucleic acid amplification test–positive urine specimens. This study confirms the feasibility of conducting N. gonorrhoeae AMR surveillance and highlights the diversity of gonococcal seque...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Ameeta E. Singh, Jasmine Pawa, Kethika Kulleperuma, Errol Prasad, Sonia Marchand, K. Dionne, Maxim Trubnikov, Tom Wong, Michael R. Mulvey, Irene Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
Arctic
bacteria
Canada
DNA
gonorrhea
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Nunavut
inuit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.204407
https://doaj.org/article/5d94fbda338e45b49cfc41cc5c66d28d
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Summary:We assessed antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Nunavut, Canada, using remnant gonorrhea nucleic acid amplification test–positive urine specimens. This study confirms the feasibility of conducting N. gonorrhoeae AMR surveillance and highlights the diversity of gonococcal sequence types and geographic variation of AMR patterns in the territory.

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