Investigating the cause of increased tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in England, 2016-20.
Rachel PittSuzy SunStephen HughesRachel MerrickHugo DonaldsonMichael RaymentZdravko IvanovMichaela Joanne DayAisha BariMonica RebecEmma CallanHamish MohammedKaty SinkaMichelle Jayne ColeHelen FiferPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)
Frequent screening of GBMSM at higher risk of STIs, such as those on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) leading to/and increased use of doxycycline for the treatment of diagnosed infections, may account for the increase in TetR in N. gonorrhoeae.