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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2022

Trends and regional variations of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands, 2013 to 2019.

Maartje Visser, Hannelore M Götz, Alje P van Dam, Birgit Hb van Benthem

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Article in Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maartje VisserCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Hannelore M GötzCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
Alje P van DamNational Reference Laboratory for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Public Health Laboratory, Amsterdam Health Service, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Birgit Hb van BenthemCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NLGGD Amsterdam · NLGGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundGonococcal antimicrobial resistance is emerging worldwide and is monitored in the Netherlands in 18 of 24 Sexual Health Centres (SHC).AimTo report trends, predictors and regional variation of gonococcal azithromycin resistance (AZI-R, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) > 1 mg/L) and ceftriaxone decreased susceptibility (CEF-DS, MIC > 0.032 mg/L) in 2013-2019.MethodsSHC reported data on individual characteristics, sexually transmitted infection diagnoses, and susceptibility testing (MIC, measured by Etest). We used multilevel logistic regression analysis to identify AZI-R/CEF-DS predictors, correcting for SHC region. Population differences' effect on regional variance of AZI-R and CEF-DS was assessed with a separate multilevel model.ResultsThe study included 13,172 isolates, predominantly (n = 9,751; 74%) from men who have sex with men (MSM). Between 2013 and 2019, annual proportions of AZI-R isolates appeared to increase from 2.8% (37/1,304) to 9.3% (210/2,264), while those of CEF-DS seemed to decrease from 7.0% (91/1,306) to 2.9% (65/2,276). Among SHC regions, 0.0‒16.9% isolates were AZI-R and 0.0-7.0% CEF-DS; population characteristics could not explain regional variance. Pharyngeal strain origin and consultation year were significantly associated with AZI-R and CEF-DS for MSM, women, and heterosexual men. Among women and heterosexual men ≥ 4 partners was associated with CEF-DS, and ≥ 10 with AZI-R.ConclusionsNo resistance or decreasing susceptibility was found for CEF, the first line gonorrhoea treatment in the Netherlands. Similar to trends worldwide, AZI-R appeared to increase. Regional differences between SHC support nationwide surveillance with regional-level reporting. The increased risk of resistance/decreased susceptibility in pharyngeal strains underlines the importance of including extragenital infections in gonococcal resistance surveillance.

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GonorrheaSexual and Gender MinoritiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinCeftriaxoneCiprofloxacinDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNeisseria gonorrhoeaeNetherlandsSentinel SurveillanceAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinCeftriaxoneCiprofloxacinantimicrobial resistanceNeisseria gonorrhoeaesurveillanceThe Netherlands

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