Daniel Golparian, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Josefine Ahlstrand, Marcos André Schörner, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Hanalydia de Melo Machado, Jéssica Motta Martins, Alisson Bigolin, Mauro Cunha Ramos, William Antunes Ferreira, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Angelica Espinosa Miranda, Magnus Unemo
OBJECTIVES: Regular quality-assured WGS with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and epidemiological data of patients is imperative to elucidate the shifting gonorrhoea epidemiology, nationally and internationally. We describe the dynamics of the gonococcal population in 11 cities in Brazil between 2017 and 2020 and elucidate emerging and disappearing gonococcal lineages associated with AMR, compare to Brazilian WGS and AMR data from 2015 to 2016, and explain recent changes in gonococcal AMR and gonorrhoea epidemiology...
March 22, 2024: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy