Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and syndromic treatment of men with urethral discharge in Kingston, Jamaica, 2018-19.

Suzette M Cameron-McDermottGeoffrey J BarrowAlicia M WebsterCarrington O De La HayeDenise H E WoodViolet M LewisAlison NicholsonGlendee Y Reynolds-CampbellCamille-Ann A Thoms-RodriguezKaren J Roye-GreenNakeisha Otto-StewartZahra N MillerJennifer A TomlinsonNicola SkyersMagnus UnemoJoshua J Anzinger

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)

Ceftriaxone (250 mg) remains appropriate for gonorrhoea treatment in the examined population of men in Kingston, Jamaica. Surveillance of N. gonorrhoeae AMR should be expanded in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to guide evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Keyphrases

public health
combination therapy
intellectual disability
antimicrobial resistance
urinary incontinence