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11th Annual <strong>Sequencing</strong>, Finishing, and Analysis in the Future Meeting<br />
GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND ANALYSIS OF<br />
NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE CLINICAL ISOLATES TO<br />
CHARACTERIZE ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN<br />
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL<br />
Wednesday, 1st June 10:20 La Fonda Ballroom Talk (OS‐1.02)<br />
A. Jeanine Abrams 1 , Ana Paula Ramalho 2 , David Trees 1<br />
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro<br />
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the etiological agent responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea,<br />
is the second most common notifiable infection in the United States, and approximately<br />
106 million new gonorrhea cases were globally estimated in 2008. Antimicrobial resistance to former<br />
first‐line antibiotics (e.g., penicillins, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, and cephalosporins) in N.<br />
gonorrhoeae have been facilitated by both plasmid‐ and chromosome‐mediated mechanis This<br />
acquired resistance has led to the current CDC treatment recommendation for uncomplicated gonorrhea,<br />
which outlines the dual‐use of ceftriaxone with either azithromycin or doxycycline.<br />
This study utilized genomic sequencing and analysis to characterize the rates and phylogenetic<br />
patterns associated with resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, cefixime,<br />
and ceftriaxone in isolates from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We examined the genomes of 117 gonococcal<br />
isolates that were collected from public and private healthcare clinics between 2006 and 2015 in Rio<br />
de Janeiro. In addition to genomic data, we examined phenotypic data (antimicrobial susceptibility<br />
profiles) to further clarify the detected resistance patterns. The results indicated relatively low<br />
levels of reduced susceptibility to cefixime and azithromycin compared to the levels observed for the<br />
other antibiotics, and multi‐drug resistance was detected in several samples. Moreover, two samples<br />
exhibited reduced susceptibility to all of the tested antibiotics, with the exception of ceftriaxone.<br />
These results will not only further our understanding of the evolution of decreased susceptibility to<br />
a variety of antibiotics in Rio de Janeiro, but will also potentially inform the development of local<br />
and global treatment guidelines.<br />
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