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<p><italic>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</italic> is an aetiological agent of gonorrhoea, which is a sexually transmitted disease (STD), a public health challenge worldwide. Gonorrhoea is undoubtedly a serious health risk, especially for women, due to its often asymptomatic course and the possibility of upper genital tract complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can result in infertility. The data show that the diagnostic method for <italic>N. gonorrhoeae</italic> should be specific, simple, sensitive, rapid and inexpensive. Currently, phenotypic identification methods have been dominated by NAAT methods, which allow detection and identification of gonococcus directly in the clinical specimen. However, up today molecular methods do not allow full determination of drug susceptibility.</p>
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an aetiological agent of gonorrhoea, which is a sexually transmitted disease (STD), a public health challenge worldwide. Gonorrhoea is undoubtedly a serious health risk, especially for women, due to its often asymptomatic course and the possibility of upper genital tract complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can result in infertility. The data show that the diagnostic method for N. gonorrhoeae should be specific, simple, sensitive, rapid and inexpensive. Currently, phenotypic identification methods have been dominated by NAAT methods, which allow detection and identification of gonococcus directly in the clinical specimen. However, up today molecular methods do not allow full determination of drug susceptibility.

Gonococci – Pathogens of Growing Importance. Part 1. Current Data on Diagnostics, Genotyping and Therapy.

Advancements of Microbiology

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an aetiological agent of gonorrhoea, which is a sexually transmitted disease (STD), a public health challenge worldwide. Gonorrhoea is...

Gonococci – Pathogens of Growing Importance. Part 1. Current Data on Diagnostics, Genotyping and Therapy.

Published Online: Mar 25, 2024

Page range: 3 - 14

Received: Jan 01, 2024

Accepted: Feb 01, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2024-0001

Keywords
AMR, diagnosis, gonorrhoea, molecular typing, STD

© 2024 Joanna Białecka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Gonococci – Pathogens of Growing Importance. Part 1. Current Data on Diagnostics, Genotyping and Therapy.

Published Online: Mar 25, 2024

Page range: 3 - 14

Received: Jan 01, 2024

Accepted: Feb 01, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2024-0001

KeywordsAMR, diagnosis, gonorrhoea, molecular typing, STD

© 2024 Joanna Białecka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
AMR, diagnosis, gonorrhoea, molecular typing, STD