Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Gyrase A Genotype, Los Angeles, California, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bhatti, Ashima A. ; Allan-Blitz, Lao-Tzu ; Castrejon, Mariana ; Humphries, Romney M. ; Hemarajata, Peera ; Klausner, Jeffrey D.
• Description:
  We investigated the epidemiology of the mutant gyrase A gene, a reliable predictor of ciprofloxacin resistance, in Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California, USA, during November 1, 2015-August 31, 2016. Among 110 patients with N. gonorrhoeae infections, 48 (44%) had the mutant gyrase A gene.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Ciprofloxacin/pharmacology Dispatch DNA Gyrase Drug Resistance, Bacterial Female Gene Expression Genotype Gonorrhea Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Mutation Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Prevalence

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(9):1581-1584.
• Pubmed ID:
  28820375
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5572865
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Los Angeles, CA
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9dd1ced8cc00635ede4b870959ff2708bbcdd16276c7aac8ea3a925ad44b12a8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47965/cdc_47965_DS1.pdf
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