World Health Organization Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme, Cambodia, 2023
Vichea Ouk, Heng Lon Say, Mot Virak, Serakea Deng, Rebekah Frankson, Robert C. McDonald, Ellen N. Kersh, Teodora Wi, Ismaël Maatouk, Sebastiaan J. van Hal, Monica M Lahra, for the EGASP Cambodia working group1
Abstract
To determine antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, we analyzed phenotypes and genomes of 72 isolates collected in Cambodia in 2023. Of those, 9/72 (12.5%) were extensively drug resistant, a 3-fold increase from 2022. Genomic analysis confirmed expansion of newly emerging resistant clones and ongoing resistance emergence across new phylogenetic backbones.
Topics & Concepts
Neisseria gonorrhoeaeAntimicrobialAntibiotic resistancePhylogenetic treeAntimicrobial drugBiologyDrug resistanceGenomePhylogeneticsMicrobiologyGeneticsAntibioticsGeneReproductive tract infections researchBacterial Infections and VaccinesSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment