Molecular diagnostics for gonorrhoea: implications for antimicrobial resistance and the threat of untreatable gonorrhoea

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
24503544
Description
This Essay from Nicola Low and colleagues discusses the importance of the nucleic acid amplification tests for rapid detection of N. gonorrhoeae and its resistance determinants, as well as the importance of ensuring their rational use, as priorities for controlling both gonorrhoea and antimicrobial resistance. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
Date of Publication
2014-02
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
600 - Technology::610 - Medicine & health
300 - Social sciences, sociology & anthropology::360 - Social problems & social services
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Unemo, Magnus
Skov Jensen, Jørgen
Breuer, Judith
Stephenson, Judith M
Additional Credits
Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM)
Series
PLoS medicine
Publisher
Public Library of Science
ISSN
1549-1277
Access(Rights)
open.access
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