Detection of 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United Kingdom, December 2021 to June 2022
Michaela Day, Rachel Pitt, Nisha Mody, John Saunders, Rupa Rai, Achyuta Nori, Hannah Church, Sarah Mensforth, Helen Corkin, J. K. N. Jones, Preneshni Naicker, Wazirzada M Khan, Rebecca Thomson Glover, Kalani Mortimer, Chloe Hylton, Elizabeth Moss, Thomas Joshua Pasvol, Ania Richardson, Suzy Sun, Neil Woodford, Hamish Mohammed, Katy Sinka, Helen Fifer
Abstract
Between December 2021 and June 2022, 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (ST8123; n = 8) were detected in the United Kingdom, compared with nine cases during the previous 6 years. Most of these cases were associated with travel from the Asia-Pacific region; all were heterosexual people, with most in their 20s. Although all cases were successfully treated, not all partners of cases could be traced, and there is a risk of further transmission of ceftriaxone-resistant gonococcal infection within the UK.