Targeting Culture Criteria to Maximize Culture Positivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 3 Sexual Health Clinic Settings
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001528
Abstract: We examined nucleic acid amplification test positivity by types of sexual exposure to inform culture criteria that could improve the isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae for antibiotic susceptibility testing. Background Although most gonorrhea (GC) cases in… read more here.
Keywords: neisseria gonorrhoeae; culture positivity; positivity; isolation ... See more keywords
Low gonorrhoea antimicrobial resistance and culture positivity rates in general practice: a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054006
Abstract: Objective In the Netherlands, the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance (GRAS) programme is carried out at Centres for Sexual Health (CSH), which provide care for sexual high-risk populations. However, half of gonorrhoea infections are diagnosed… read more here.
Keywords: positivity rates; culture positivity; antimicrobial resistance; resistance ... See more keywords
P679 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) culture positivity by indication for culture and anatomic site, seattle, washington, 2017–2018
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.745
Abstract: Background In order to increase the number of gonococcal isolates available for antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance, we expanded indications for GC culture in a municipal STD clinic in Seattle, Washington. We evaluated GC culture positivity by… read more here.
Keywords: culture positivity; positivity; seattle washington; indication culture ... See more keywords