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Letter

Identification of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with combined resistance to both ceftriaxone and azithromycin, China, 2017–2018

Qianqin Yuana Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yamei Lib National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Leshan Xiub National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Chi Zhangb National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yaoyang Fua Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Chuanhao Jianga Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lingli Tanga Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Junping Pengb National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1546-1549 | Received 07 Jun 2019, Accepted 09 Oct 2019, Published online: 29 Oct 2019

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