Agree w/ authors that relying on #gonorrhea treatment failures has many limitations
We think about a lot in Vietnam, where we found 27% prevalence of ceftriaxone resistance, but no reported treatment failures
Many challenges around knowledge, treatments, & importantly f/u
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Paul Adamson MD MPH
Drug-resistant #gonorrhea is an urgent issue, threatening our empiric treatment options. Resistance to ceftriaxone is rapidly increasing in the Asia-Pacific region.
Happy to share our study from Vietnam, now out in @jidjournal.bsky.social
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This study, from Hanoi, Vietnam between 2023-2024, observed a 27% prevalence of ceftriaxone resistance among 352 Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates. Whole-geno
High prevalence of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2023-2024
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In this article recently published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Paul Adamson and colleagues highlight the alarming 27% prevalence of ceftriaxone resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Hanoi, Vietnam, emphasizing the urgent need for effective treatment strategies.
