Cephalosporin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Portugal, 2019

• Author(s): Pinto, Miguel ; Matias, Rui ; Rodrigues, João Carlos ; Duarte, Sílvia ; Vieira, Luís ; Gonçalves, Inês ; Gonçalves, Maria João ; Ramos, Maria Helena ; Gomes, João Paulo ; Borrego, Maria José
• Date: 2020
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7228
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Subject(s): Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Cephalosporin; Antimicrobial Resistance; Portugal; Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis; Resistência aos Antimicrobianos
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde

Description

We report a multidrug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae exhibiting resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, isolated in Portugal in 2019. Whole-genome sequencing was performed for typing and identification of genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance. Due to its antimicrobial susceptibility profile, awareness should be raised for the circulation of this strain.