CDC Grand Rounds: The Growing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hook, Edward W. ; Shafer, William ; Deal, Carolyn ; Kirkcaldy, Robert D. ; Iskander, John
• Description:
  Although gonorrhea has afflicted humans for centuries, and the causative bacterium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, was identified more than a century ago, gonorrhea remains a public health problem in the United States Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported notifiable infection in the United States; >300,000 cases were reported in 2011. In the United States, health inequities persist; the incidence of reported gonorrhea among blacks is 17 times the rate among whites, likely because of structural socioeconomic factors.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Black Or African American Drug Resistance, Multiple Female Gonorrhea Health Status Disparities Homosexuality Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Public Health Social Class White

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(6):103-106.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  23407126
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4604802
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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