Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

A community-driven resource for genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance prediction of Neisseria gonorrhoeae at Pathogenwatch.

Author(s): Sánchez-Busó L, Yeats CA, Taylor B, Goater RJ, Underwood A, Abudahab K, Argimón S, Ma KC, Mortimer TD, Golparian D, Cole MJ, Grad YH, Martin I, Raphael BH, Shafer WM, Town K, Wi T, Harris SR, Unemo M, Aanensen DMJournal: Genome MedPMID: 33875000 April 2021

Emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance genes and mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Author(s): Yahara K, Ma KC, Mortimer TD, Shimuta K, Nakayama SI, Hirabayashi A, Suzuki M, Jinnai M, Ohya H, Kuroki T, Watanabe Y, Yasuda M, Deguchi T, Eldholm V, Harrison OB, Maiden MCJ, Grad YH, Ohnishi MJournal: Genome MedPMID: 33785063 March 2021

Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a global health concern. Strains from two internationally circulating sequence types, ST-7363 and ST-1901,…

Disseminated Gonococcal Infection Complicated by Prosthetic Joint Infection: Case Report and Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis.

Author(s): Ogbebor O, Mortimer TD, Fryling K, Zhang JJ, Bhanot N, Grad YHJournal: Open Forum Infect DisPMID: 33553473 December 2020

infections have been increasing globally, with prevalence rising across age groups. In this study, we report a case of disseminated…

Loss of function of nitric oxide reductase associated with neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in women

Author(s): Mortimer T.D., Grad YH, Ma KC, Mortimer TDJournal: Am J Obstet Gynecol December 2020

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, must adapt to the variable selective pressures in the…

Increased power from conditional bacterial genome-wide association identifies macrolide resistance mutations in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Author(s): Ma KC, Mortimer TD, Duckett MA, Hicks AL, Wheeler NE, Sánchez-Busó L, Grad YHJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 33097713 October 2020

The emergence of resistance to azithromycin complicates treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the etiologic agent of gonorrhea. Substantial azithromycin resistance remains…

Using rapid point-of-care tests to inform antibiotic choice to mitigate drug resistance in gonorrhoea.

Author(s): Vegvari C, Grad YH, White PJ, Didelot X, Whittles LK, Scangarella-Oman NE, Mitrani-Gold FS, Dumont E, Perry CR, Gilchrist K, Hossain M, Mortimer TD, Anderson RM, Gardiner DJournal: Euro SurveillPMID: 33124551 October 2020

BackgroundThe first cases of extensively drug resistant gonorrhoea were recorded in the United Kingdom in 2018. There is a public…

Efflux Pump Antibiotic Binding Site Mutations Are Associated with Azithromycin Nonsusceptibility in Clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates.

Author(s): Ma KC, Mortimer TD, Grad YHJournal: MBioPMID: 32843551 August 2020

Lyu and Moseng et al. used cryo-electron microscopy to characterize key residues involved in drug binding by mosaic-like MtrD efflux…

The distribution and spread of susceptible and resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae across demographic groups in a major metropolitan center.

Author(s): Mortimer TD, Pathela P, Crawley A, Rakeman JL, Lin Y, Harris SR, Blank S, Schillinger JA, Grad YHJournal: Clin Infect DisPMID: 32829411 August 2020

Genomic epidemiology studies of gonorrhea in the United States have primarily focused on national surveillance for antibiotic resistance, and patterns…

Adaptation to the cervical environment is associated with increased antibiotic susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Author(s): Ma KC, Mortimer TD, Hicks AL, Wheeler NE, Sánchez-Busó L, Golparian D, Taiaroa G, Rubin DHF, Wang Y, Williamson DA, Unemo M, Harris SR, Grad YHJournal: Nat CommunPMID: 32807804 August 2020

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an urgent public health threat due to rapidly increasing incidence and antibiotic resistance. In contrast with the…

Targeted surveillance strategies for efficient detection of novel antibiotic resistance variants.

Author(s): Hicks AL, Kissler SM, Mortimer TD, Ma KC, Taiaroa G, Ashcroft M, Williamson DA, Lipsitch M, Grad YHJournal: ElifePMID: 32602459 June 2020

Genotype-based diagnostics for antibiotic resistance represent a promising alternative to empiric therapy, reducing inappropriate antibiotic use. However, because such assays…