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Abstract

Between February and April 2018, three ceftriaxone-resistant and high-level azithromycin-resistant cases were identified; one in the United Kingdom and two in Australia. Whole genome sequencing was used to show that the isolates from these cases belong to a single gonococcal clone, which we name the A2543 clone.

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Genetic relatedness of ceftriaxone-resistant and high-level azithromycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases, United Kingdom and Australia, February to April 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Amy+V+Jennison&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jennison Amy V</a>, <a href="/search?value1=David+Whiley&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Whiley David</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Monica+M+Lahra&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lahra Monica M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rikki+M+Graham&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Graham Rikki M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michelle+J+Cole&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cole Michelle J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gwenda+Hughes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hughes Gwenda</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Helen+Fifer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fifer Helen</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Monique+Andersson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Andersson Monique</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anne+Edwards&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Edwards Anne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=David+Eyre&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eyre David</a></span>. Genetic relatedness of ceftriaxone-resistant and high-level azithromycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases, United Kingdom and Australia, February to April 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(8):pii=1900118. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.8.1900118" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.8.1900118</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 14 Feb 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 20 Feb 2019 </span> </p>
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