Evolution of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a continuing challenge for molecular detection of gonorrhoea: False negative gonococcal porA mutants are spreading internationally

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 197-201

  Ison, Catherine A ^a   Golparian, Daniel ^b   Saunders, Pamela ^a   Chisholm, Stephanie ^a   Unemo, Magnus ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; RNA 16S; SPECTINOMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GONORRHEA; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SEROTYPE; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 84878213725     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050829     Document Type: Article

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