Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, France, 2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Sep;30(9):1903-1906. doi: 10.3201/eid3009.240557. Epub 2024 Jul 31.

Abstract

Since 2022, Europe has had 4 cases of extensively drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, sequence type 16406, that is resistant to ceftriaxone and highly resistant to azithromycin. We report 2 new cases from France in 2023 involving strains genetically related to the 4 cases from Europe as well as isolates from Cambodia.

Keywords: A2059G mutation; Azithromycin; Ceftriaxone; Drug-resistant; France; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; ST16406; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; gonorrhea; penA-60.001; sexually transmitted infections; surveillance.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / pharmacology
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / pharmacology
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial* / genetics
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Gonorrhea* / drug therapy
  • Gonorrhea* / epidemiology
  • Gonorrhea* / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae* / drug effects
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae* / genetics
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae* / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Azithromycin
  • Ceftriaxone