Tagantimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Early warning system exposes the rise of the gonorrhoea ‘super-superbug’

By J Pope
In Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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The Age, July19th 2017 – 8:32 AM A critically drug-resistant strain of gonorrhoea dubbed a “super-superbug” has been detected in every Australian state and territory by a new national surveillance system. The National Alert System for Critical Antimicrobial Resistance (CARAlert) identified 1,064 bacteria highly resistant to last-line antibiotics between 17 March 2016 and 31...

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Treatment guidelines after an outbreak of azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in SA

By J Pope
In Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17 (2), February 2017 Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is recognised globally as a public health threat. Dual therapy with ceftriaxone and azithromycin has been introduced in Australia and elsewhere as the first-line treatment recommendation for gonorrhoea. While there have been only sporadic reports of ceftriaxone-resistant gonococci...

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