Antimicrobial resistance and molecular characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gonorrhoea is a disease associated with humans and caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea. N. gonorrhoea's ability to evolve and evade various treatment regimens can lead to untreatable gonorrhoea. In the absence of a viable vaccine and a national database on the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and molecular characteristics of N. gonorrhoea, and with reliance on a syndromic management regime, continuous national antimicrobial resistance surveillance and molecular characterization of N. gonorrhoea remain imperative. Only two gonococcal studies have described N. gonorrhoea's molecular characteristics linked to AMR in Ghana.

Methods

Secondary N. gonorrhoea isolates (n=4) were collected from two metropolises in Ghana: Tamale in the n

SUBMITTER: Musah HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928399 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature