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Improvement in Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture rates by bedside inoculation and incubation at a clinic for sexually transmitted infections.

L M Brendefur CorwinP CampbellK JakobsenFredrik MüllerXiaoran LaiMagnus UnemoTruls Michael LeegaardJorgen Vildershoj BjornholtA O Olsen
Published in: Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials (2023)
Where feasible, bedside inoculation on gonococcal agar plates and incubation of samples from patients with gonorrhoea is recommended. This will improve the culture diagnostics and provide additional gonococcal isolates for antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
Keyphrases
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • public health
  • primary care
  • men who have sex with men
  • genetic diversity