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SynthesisThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2023

Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Latin American countries: a systematic review.

María Macarena Sandoval, Ariel Bardach, Carlos Rojas-Roque, Tomás Alconada, Jorge A Gomez, Thatiana Pinto, Carolina Palermo, Agustin Ciapponi

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Synthesis in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Management and prevention of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in the context of evolving antimicrobial resistance trends.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

María Macarena SandovalInstituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ariel BardachInstituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0003-4437-0073
Carlos Rojas-RoqueInstituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tomás AlconadaInstituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jorge A GomezGSK, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Thatiana PintoGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Carolina PalermoInstituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Agustin CiapponiInstituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARGlaxoSmithKline (Belgium) · BE

Funding

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDetailed information is needed on the dynamic pattern of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

objectivesTo conduct a systematic review of AMR in N. gonorrhoeae in LAC.

methodsElectronic searches without language restrictions were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, EconLIT, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences. Studies were eligible if published between 1 January 2011 and 13 February 2021, conducted in any LAC country (regardless of age, sex and population) and measured frequency and/or patterns of AMR to any antimicrobial in N. gonorrhoeae. The WHO Global Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (WHO-GASP) for LAC countries and Latin American AMR SurveillanceNetwork databases were searched. AMR study quality was evaluated according to WHO recommendations.

resultsAMR data for 38, 417 isolates collected in 1990-2018 were included from 31 publications, reporting data from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and WHO-GASP. Resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins was infrequent (0.09%-8.5%). Resistance to azithromycin was up to 32% in the published studies and up to 61% in WHO-GASP. Resistance to penicillin, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin was high (17.6%-98%, 20.7%-90% and 5.9%-89%, respectively). Resistance to gentamicin was not reported, and resistance to spectinomycin was reported in one study.

conclusionsThis review provides data on resistance to azithromycin, potentially important given its use as first-line empirical treatment, and indicates the need for improved surveillance of gonococcal AMR in LAC. Trial registration: Registered in PROSPERO, CRD42021253342.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsGonorrheaAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansLatin AmericaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNeisseria gonorrhoeaeAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAzithromycin

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PMID37192385
PMCPMC10232280
OpenAlexW4376871198

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