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: Singh, Ameeta E., Pawa, Jasmine, Kulleperuma, Kethika, Prasad, Errol, Marchand, Sonia, Dionne, K., Trubnikov, Maxim, Wong, Tom, Mulvey, Michael R., Martin, Irene
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Subjects:
Dispatch
Canada
Nunavut
inuit
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153863/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013864
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.204407
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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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