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Antimicrobial susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and epidemiological data of gonorrhoea patients in five cities across Ethiopia, 2021-22.

Muluken BirhanuWoldaregay Erku AbegazDaniel SchröderAdane MihretTamrat AbebeSusanne JacobssonGeremew TasewTesfa AddisAbera AbdetaYonas AlemZelealem DesalegnMuluneh AdemeBirhanu TekaMeron YohannesMahlet YigeremusDaniel GolparianSolomon Gebre-SelassieMagnus Unemo
Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2024)
We present the first national quality-assured gonococcal AMR data from Ethiopia. Resistance levels to ciprofloxacin, tetracycline and benzylpenicillin were exceedingly high. However, all isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone, cefixime, azithromycin and spectinomycin. In Ethiopia, it is essential to strengthen the gonococcal AMR surveillance by including further epidemiological data, more isolates from different cities, and WGS.
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