The Impact of Rapid Drug Susceptibility Tests on Gonorrhea Burden and the Life Span of Antibiotic Treatments: A Modeling Study Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States
Yaesoubi R, Xi Q, Hsu K, Gift T, St. Cyr S, Rönn M, Salomon J, Grad Y. The Impact of Rapid Drug Susceptibility Tests on Gonorrhea Burden and the Life Span of Antibiotic Treatments: A Modeling Study Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2023, 193: 17-25. PMID: 37625444, PMCID: PMC10773484, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid drug susceptibility testDrug susceptibility testGonorrhea casesSusceptibility testsFirst-line treatmentBurden of gonorrheaGonococcal infectionGonorrhoea transmissionAntibiotic treatmentPatient outcomesIndividualized treatmentLife spanDrug susceptibilityCare testRapid pointEffective life spanAntibiotic resistanceAntibioticsTest specificityGonorrheaMenCiprofloxacinTreatmentCorrect ascertainmentLong-term impactResistance-minimising strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhoea treatment: a mathematical modelling study
Reichert E, Yaesoubi R, Rönn M, Gift T, Salomon J, Grad Y. Resistance-minimising strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhoea treatment: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e781-e789. PMID: 37619582, PMCID: PMC10865326, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00145-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxoneGonorrheaHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsPrevalence of resistancePrimary outcomeGonococcal infectionGonorrhea treatmentCombination therapyAntibiotic resistanceResistance emergenceNew antibioticsNew drugsUrgent public health concernCombination therapy strategiesSexual activity groupsPopulation-level prevalencePublic health concernSecondary outcomesAnnual incidenceGonorrhoea transmissionCurrent therapiesMSM populationUS CentersMathematical modelling studyCurrent drugsUS populationNeisseria gonorrhoeaeInfectious diseases