Gonococcal antibiotic surveillance in Scotland (GASS): prevalence, patterns and trends
2019 annual report
An Official Statistics publication for Scotland
- Published
- 26 May 2020 (Latest release)
- Type
- Statistical report
- Author
- Public Health Scotland
- Conditions and diseases
- Sexual health
In recent years, the gonococcal bacterium has developed antimicrobial resistance to all previous antibiotics used to treat it. This means that the surveillance of antibiotic resistance is essential for guiding the choice of effective therapeutic regimens for gonorrhoea infection.
This report presents data on antimicrobial resistance among gonococcal isolates detected in Scotland in 2019 from the Scottish Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Laboratory (SBSTIRL).
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