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Detection of the United States Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade in the United Kingdom, August and December 2019 – emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance calls for vigilance
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsJay Lucidarmejay.lucidarme phe.gov.uk
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Citation style for this article: . Detection of the United States Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade in the United Kingdom, August and December 2019 – emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance calls for vigilance. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(15):pii=2000375. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.15.2000375 Received: 20 Mar 2020; Accepted: 15 Apr 2020
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Abstract
Since 2015 in the United States (US), the US Neisseria meningitidis urethritis clade (US_NmUC) has caused a large multistate outbreak of urethritis among heterosexual males. Its ‘parent’ strain caused numerous outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men in Europe and North America. We highlight the arrival and dissemination of US_NmUC in the United Kingdom and the emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance. Surveillance systems should be developed that include anogenital meningococci.
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