Persistence of an outbreak of gonorrhoea with high-level resistance to azithromycin in England, November 2014‒May 2018

Christa Smolarchuk; Adrian Wensley; Simon Padfield; Helen Fifer; Andrew Lee; Gwenda Hughes

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.23.1800287

Persistence of an outbreak of gonorrhoea with high-level resistance to azithromycin in England, November 2014‒May 2018

Christa Smolarchuk^*, Adrian Wensley, Simon Padfield, Helen Fifer, Andrew Lee, Gwenda Hughes

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Abstract

Between November 2014 and May 2018, 118 laboratory- confirmed cases of high-level azithromycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae were identified in England. Cases emerged among heterosexuals in Leeds but spread across England and into sexual networks of men who have sex with men as the outbreak progressed. The few epidemiological links identified indicate substantial under-diagnosis of cases and this, along with the upturn in cases in 2017, highlights the difficulties in controlling the outbreak.

Original language	English
Article number	1800287
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	23
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.23.1800287
Publication status	Published - 7 Jun 2018

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