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 impact