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Whole-genome sequencing reveals transmission of gonococcal antibiotic resistance among men who have sex with men: an observational study

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  • Jason C Kwong Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Eric P F Chow Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Carlton, Victoria, Australia Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kerrie Stevens Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Timothy P Stinear Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Torsten Seemann Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Christopher K Fairley Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Carlton, Victoria, Australia Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marcus Y Chen Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Carlton, Victoria, Australia Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Benjamin P Howden Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Benjamin P Howden, Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory Peter Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; bhowden{at}unimelb.edu.au
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Kwong JC, Chow EPF, Stevens K, et al
Whole-genome sequencing reveals transmission of gonococcal antibiotic resistance among men who have sex with men: an observational study
Sexually Transmitted Infections 2018;94:151-157.

Publication history

  • Received May 29, 2017
  • Revised November 10, 2017
  • Accepted November 25, 2017
  • First published December 15, 2017.
Online issue publication 
September 17, 2018

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