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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Men Who Have Sex Exclusively With Women: The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 2005–2010

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BACKGROUND: Gonorrhea treatment has been complicated by antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Gonococcal fluoroquinolone resistance emerged more rapidly among men who have sex with men (MSM) than men who have sex exclusively with women (MSW). OBJECTIVE: To determine whether N. gonorrhoeae urethral isolates from MSM were more likely than isolates from MSW to exhibit resistance to or elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antimicrobials used to treat gonorrhea. DESIGN: 6 years of surveillance data from the Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project. SETTING: Publicly funded sexually transmitted disease clinics in 30 U.S. cities. PATIENTS: Men with a total of 34 600 episodes of symptomatic urethral gonorrhea. MEASUREMENTS: Percentage of isolates exhibiting resistance or elevated MICs and adjusted odds ratios for resistance or elevated MICs among isolates from MSM compared with isolates from MSW. RESULTS: In all U.S. regions except the West, isolates from MSM were significantly more likely to exhibit elevated MICs of ceftriaxone and azithromycin than isolates from MSW (P < 0.050). Isolates from MSM had a high prevalence of resistance to ciprofloxacin, penicillin, and tetracycline and were significantly more likely to exhibit antimicrobial resistance than isolates from MSW (P < 0.001). LIMITATIONS: Sentinel surveillance may not be representative of all patients with gonorrhea. HIV status, travel history, and antimicrobial use data were missing for some patients. CONCLUSION: Men who have sex with men are vulnerable to the emerging threat of antimicrobial-resistant N. gonorrhoeae. Because antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not routinely done in clinical practice, clinicians should monitor for treatment failures among MSM diagnosed with gonorrhea. Strengthened prevention strategies for MSM and new antimicrobial treatment options are needed.

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Authors
Kirkcaldy, R. D., Zaidi, A., Hook, E. W., Holmes, K. K., Soge, O., del Rio, C., Hall, G., Papp, J., Bolan, G., & Weinstock, H. S.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; University of Alabama and Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
Venue
Annals of Internal Medicine
Published
2013-03-05
Volume
158
Issue
5_Part_1
Pages
321-328
ISSN
  • 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
  • 1539-3704
OpenAlex
W2094084565
Cited by
115
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annals of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (H25PS001412)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P30AI050409)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Microbiology (medical) › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Keywords
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, gonorrhea, antimicrobial resistance, men who have sex with men, fluoroquinolone resistance, ceftriaxone resistance, azithromycin resistance, ciprofloxacin resistance, penicillin resistance, tetracycline resistance, minimum inhibitory concentration, sexually transmitted infections
MeSH terms
Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline, Female, Gonorrhea, Homosexuality, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Penicillins, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tetracycline, Logistic Models, Azithromycin, Sentinel Surveillance, Heterosexuality, Drug Resistance, Bacterial

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