Abstract:Background
Africa has one of the highest incidences of gonorrhoea, but not much information is available on the relatedness with strains from other geographical locations. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major public health threat, with the bacteria gaining resistance to most of the available antibiotics, compromising treatment across the world. Whole-genome sequencing is an efficient way of predicting AMR determinants and their spread in the human population. Previous studies on K… Show more
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