Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Latin American countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Detailed information is needed on the dynamic pattern of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Objectives

To conduct a systematic review of AMR in N. gonorrhoeae in LAC.

Methods

Electronic searches without language restrictions were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, EconLIT, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences. Studies were eligible if published between 1 January 2011 and 13 February 2021, conducted in any LAC country (regardless of age, sex and population) and measured frequency and/or patterns of AMR to any antimicrobial in N. gonorrhoeae. The WHO Global Gonococc

SUBMITTER: Sandoval MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10232280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature