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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 YH|Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis| December 2020
Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections have been increasing globally, with prevalence rising across age groups. Here, we report a case of disseminated gonococcal…

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

Author(s): Mortimer T.D., Grad YH, Ma KC, Mortimer TD|Journal: 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 YH|Journal: Nat Commun|PMID: 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 D|Journal: Euro Surveill|PMID: 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 YH|Journal: MBio|PMID: 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 YH|Journal: Clin Infect Dis|PMID: 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 YH|Journal: Nat Commun|PMID: 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 YH|Journal: Elife|PMID: 32602459| June 2020
Genotype-based diagnostics for antibiotic resistance represent a promising alternative to empiric therapy, reducing inappropriate antibiotic use. However, because such assays…

RNA polymerase mutations cause cephalosporin resistance in clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates.

Author(s): Palace SG, Wang Y, Rubin DH, Welsh MA, Mortimer TD, Cole K, Eyre DW, Walker S, Grad YH|Journal: Elife|PMID: 32011233| February 2020
Increasing resistance to ceftriaxone, the last antibiotic recommended for empiric gonorrhea treatment, poses an urgent public health threat. However, the…

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