The new data mark a 4th straight year of "steep and sustained" increases.
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) yesterday announced the launch of a £10 million ($13 million) research competition to fund innovative efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Men had higher expression of antimicrobial resistance genes, a finding that may have implications for the growing threat of resistant gonorrhea.
The results show a wide diversity of gonorrhea strains both within and among nations.
The cases indicate a need for action to preserve the last remaining effective treatment.
UK officials today report good news on the outcome of the man treated for a highly resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, but they also note two similar cases in Australia.
The isolate shows high-level resistance to azithromycin and resistance to ceftriaxone.
A separate paper details ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhea cases in Australia.
An online survey of frontline prescribers found mostly positive attitudes toward antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) but also identified several specific deficiencies related to knowledge, prescribing practices, and awareness of available resources, according to a study yesterday in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
According to an updated situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there are now 61 monkeypox cases in that country, 5 more than last month. This is Africa's largest-ever monkeypox outbreak.
