Canary in the Coal Mine: How Resistance Surveillance in Commensals Could Help Curb the Spread of AMR in Pathogenic <i>Neisseria</i>
Maïra Goytia, Crista B. Wadsworth
Abstract
Contemporary increases in the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae populations is a direct threat to global public health and the effective treatment of gonorrhea. Substantial effort and financial support are being spent on identifying resistance mechanisms circulating within the gonococcal population.
Topics & Concepts
Neisseria gonorrhoeaeGonorrheaAntibiotic resistanceNeisseriaCommensalismMicrobiologyEnvironmental healthPopulationResistance (ecology)BiologyMedicineImmunologyBacteriaAntibioticsEcologyGeneticsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Reproductive tract infections researchBacterial Infections and VaccinesSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment