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Response plan to control and manage the threat of multidrug-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe
This response plan is designed to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (MDR NG) in the EU/EEA in the context of the possible emergence of untreatable gonorrhoea
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STI and HIV prevention in men who have sex with men in Europe
This report gives an overview of the current status of STI and HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in EU/EEA countries. It reviews HIV and STI prevention interventions targeted at MSM, and the evaluations of those interventions.
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Overall Low Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance but high Azithromycin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 24 European Countries, 2015
Cole, M.J., Spiteri, G., Jacobsson, S., Woodford, N., Tripodo, F., Amato-Gauci, A.J., Unemo, M., Indra, A., Maes, V., Crucitti, T., Hunjak, B., Blažic, T.N., Soteriou, S., Maikanti-Charalambous, P., Pieridou, D., Cowan, S., Hoffmann, S., Epstein, J., Viktorova, J., Ndeikoundam, N., Goubard, A., Kohl, P., Buder, S., Bremer, V., Jansen, K., Tzelepi, E., Konte, V., Balla, E., Dudás, M., Sigmundsdóttir, G., Hauksdóttir, G.S., Igoe, D., Crowley, B., Suligoi, B., Stefanelli, P., Pakarna, G., Mavcutko, V., Barbara, C., Vella, F., Melillo, J.M., Dam, A.V., Benthem, B.V., Linde, I., Kløvstad, H., Bergheim, T., Majewski, S., Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska, B., Azevedo, J., Borrego, M.J., Pavlik, P., Truska, P., Klavs, I., Jeverica, S., Vazquez, J., Díaz, A., Velicko, I., Hughes, G., Templeton, K., Irvine, N.
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Public health surveillance of multidrug-resistant clones of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe: a genomic survey
Harris, S.R., Cole, M.J., Spiteri, G., Sánchez-Busó, L., Golparian, D., Jacobsson, S., Goater, R., Abudahab, K., Yeats, C.A., Bercot, B., Borrego, M.J., Crowley, B., Stefanelli, P., Tripodo, F., Abad, R., Aanensen, D.M., Unemo, M., Azevedo, J., Balla, E., Barbara, C., Bergheim, T., Borrego, M.J., Bremer, V., Buder, S., Maikanti-Charalambous, P., Chisholm, S., Cowan, S., Crowley, B., Crucitti, T., Diez, M., Dudás, M., Eastick, K., Goubard, A., Haller, M., Hauksdóttir, G.S., Hoffmann, S., Hughes, G., Igoe, D., Jeverica, S., Klavs, I., Kløvstad, H., Kohl, P., Konte, V., Linde, I., Mavcutko, V., Melillo, J.M., Pakarna, G., Pavlik, P., Pieridou, D., La Ruche, G., Sigmundsdóttir, G., Soteriou, S., Stary, A., Stefanelli, P., Suligoi, B., Truska, P., Tzelepi, E., Unemo, M., Van Benthem, B., Van Dam, A., Vazquez, J., Velicko, I., Verbrugge, R.
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Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in men who have sex with men (MSM): A re-emerging problem, Malta, 2018
Donachie, A., Spiteri, G., Barbara, C., Melillo, T., Hadad, R., Farrugia, A.G., Unemo, M., Padovese, V.
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Developing a national strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections
This report outlines suggested steps to develop, implement and coordinate a national STI strategy and action plan. It includes approaches to ensure the necessary stakeholder engagement for such strategies to succeed.
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Ten years of external quality assessment (EQA) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing in Europe elucidate high reliability of data
Cole, M.J., Quaye, N., Jacobsson, S., Day, M., Fagan, E., Ison, C., Pitt, R., Seaton, S., Woodford, N., Stary, A., Pleininger, S., Crucitti, T., Hunjak, B., Maikanti, P., Hoffmann, S., Viktorova, J., Buder, S., Kohl, P., Tzelepi, E., Siatravani, E., Balla, E., Hauksdóttir, G.S., Rose, L., Stefanelli, P., Carannante, A., Pakarna, G., Mifsud, F., Cassar, R.Z., Linde, I., Bergheim, T., Steinbakk, M., Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska, B., Borrego, M.-J., Shepherd, J., Pavlik, P., Jeverica, S., Vazquez, J., Abad, R., Weiss, S., Spiteri, G., Unemo, M.
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The resurgence of syphilis in high-income countries in the 2000s: A focus on Europe
Spiteri, G., Unemo, M., Mårdh, O., Amato-Gauci, A.J.
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Population-level antimicrobial consumption is associated with decreased antimicrobial susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 24 European countries: an ecological analysis.
Kenyon, C., Buyze, J., Spiteri, G., Cole, M.J., Unemo, M.
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Substantial underdiagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men in Europe: Preliminary findings from a multicentre surveillance pilot
Cole, M.J., Field, N., Pitt, R., Amato-Gauci, A.J., Begovac, J., French, P.D., Keše, D., Klavs, I., Zidovec Lepej, S., Pöcher, K., Stary, A., Schalk, H., Spiteri, G., Hughes, G.