Molecular diagnostics for gonorrhoea: implications for antimicrobial resistance and the threat of untreatable gonorrhoea

Low, Nicola; Unemo, Magnus; Skov Jensen, Jørgen; Breuer, Judith; Stephenson, Judith M (2014). Molecular diagnostics for gonorrhoea: implications for antimicrobial resistance and the threat of untreatable gonorrhoea. PLoS medicine, 11(2), e1001598. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001598

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This Essay from Nicola Low and colleagues discusses the importance of the nucleic acid amplification tests for rapid detection of N. gonorrhoeae and its resistance determinants, as well as the importance of ensuring their rational use, as priorities for controlling both gonorrhoea and antimicrobial resistance. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Low, Nicola

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

1549-1277

Publisher:

Public Library of Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Doris Kopp Heim

Date Deposited:

15 Feb 2014 15:01

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:28

Publisher DOI:

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001598

PubMed ID:

24503544

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.41468

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/41468

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