Molecular diagnostics for gonorrhoea: implications for antimicrobial resistance and the threat of untreatable gonorrhoea.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24503544.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001598 and PMC identifier 3913554.
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Abstract
This Essay from Nicola Low and colleagues discusses the importance of the nucleic acid amplification tests for rapid detection of N. gonorrhoeae and its resistance determinants, as well as the importance of ensuring their rational use, as priorities for controlling both gonorrhoea and antimicrobial resistance. <i>Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary</i>
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Gonorrhea
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Precision Medicine