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Molecular typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
In 2011, a pilot study was undertaken to assess the public health benefit of molecular surveillance for gonorrhoea in 21 EU/EEA countries. A total of 1 066 isolates collected under the 2010 European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme were typed and 406 sequence types identified, with considerable diversity among countries.
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Molecular epidemiological typing within the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Programme reveals predominance of a multidrugresistant clone
Chisholm, S.A., Unemo, M., Quaye, N., Johansson, E., Cole, M.J., Ison, C.A., van der Laar, M.J.W.
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WGS analysis and molecular resistance mechanisms of azithromycin-resistant (MIC >2 mg/L) Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Europe from 2009 to 2014
Jacobsson, S., Golparian, D., Cole, M., Spiteri, G., Martin, I., Bergheim, T., Borrego, M.J., Crowley, B., Crucitti, T., Van Dam, A.P., Hoffmann, S., Jeverica, S., Kohl, P., Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska, B., Pakarna, G., Stary, A., Stefanelli, P., Pavlik, P., Tzelepi, E., Abad, R., Harris, S.R., Unemo, M.
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Drug-resistance of gonorrhoea in the EU: persistent but stable
Neisseria gonorrhoea continues to show high levels of resistance to azithromycin across the European Union and European Economic Area, according to the 2016 results of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP).
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Call for scientific collaboration to support genomic-based surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae-antimicrobial resistance at EU-level
ECDC is looking to establish a scientific collaboration with an organisation which can perform whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, carry out related data analyses, share results of the analyses with ECDC and the participants of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme as well as visualise the results.
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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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Developing a reporting system for the surveillance of HIV drug resistance in Europe
A pilot project was carried out to investigate the feasibility of HIVDR surveillance in EU/EEA countries and to make recommendations for the design and implementation of a potential future HIVDR surveillance system at the European level.
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Euro-GASP external quality assessment scheme for Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing
External quality assessment (EQA) is an essential part of any laboratory-based surveillance system, allowing for the monitoring of performance and comparability of results from participating laboratories, identification of potential issues, and deployment of resources and training where necessary.
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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.