Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling study.
Reza YaesoubiTed CohenKatherine HsuThomas L GiftHarrell ChessonJoshua A SalomonYonatan Hagai GradPublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
Our results suggest that use of data from surveillance programs could be expanded to prolong the clinical effectiveness of antibiotics without increasing the burden of the disease. This highlights the importance of maintaining effective surveillance systems and the engagement of policy makers to turn surveillance findings into timely and effective decisions.