Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling study
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Hsu K, Gift TL, Chesson H, Salomon JA, Grad YH. Adaptive guidelines for the treatment of gonorrhea to increase the effective life span of antibiotics among men who have sex with men in the United States: A mathematical modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003077. PMID: 32243443, PMCID: PMC7122693, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsGonorrheaHomosexuality, MaleHumansLongevityMaleModels, TheoreticalPractice Guidelines as TopicTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsFirst-line antibioticsPrevalence of resistanceMSM populationGonorrhea casesPrevalence of gonorrheaTreatment of gonorrheaTransmission of gonorrheaIncidence of gonorrhoeaGonococcal antimicrobial resistanceProportion of casesAlternative surveillance strategiesBurden of gonorrheaEffective surveillance systemTreatment guidelinesGonorrhea treatmentGonorrhoea transmissionClinical effectivenessOverall burdenSurveillance estimatesLife spanGonorrheaDrug susceptibilitySurveillance findingsSurveillance strategiesSurveillance program