Gatis Pakarna

TL;DR: This work provides the first use of joint analysis of WGS and epidemiological data in an international programme for regional surveillance of sexually transmitted infections and provides a framework for genomic surveillance of gonococci through standardised sampling, use of W GS, and a shared information architecture for interpretation and dissemination.

TL;DR: The main azithromycin resistance mechanisms were the A2059G mutation (high-level resistance) and the C2611T mutation (low- and moderate- level resistance) in the 23S rRNA gene.

TL;DR: Agar dilution and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) gradient strip methodologies were used to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility (using EUCAST clinical breakpoints, where available) of 3239 N. gonorrhoeae isolates from 26 countries across the EU/EEA as mentioned in this paper .

TL;DR: The high level of comparability of results in this EQA scheme indicates that high quality data are produced by the Euro-GASP participants and gives confidence in susceptibility and resistance data generated by laboratories performing decentralised testing.

TL;DR: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the reconsideration of surveillance strategies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses as mentioned in this paper .