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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections.

Beatriz Suay-GarcíaMaría-Teresa Pérez-Gracia
Published in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease with a high morbidity burden. Despite having guidelines for its treatment, the incidence of the disease follows an increasing trend worldwide. This is mainly due to the appearance of antibiotic-resistant strains, inefficient diagnostic methods and poor sexual education. Without an effective vaccine available, the key priorities for the control of the disease include sexual education, contact notification, epidemiological surveillance, diagnosis and effective antibiotic treatment. This Special Issue focuses on some of these important issues such as the molecular mechanisms of the disease, diagnostic tests and different treatment strategies to combat gonorrhea.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • escherichia coli
  • public health
  • men who have sex with men
  • risk factors
  • quality improvement