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Rapid change in the ciprofloxacin resistance pattern among Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in Nuuk, Greenland: time to reconsider preventive and treatment strategies

Anne Skjerbæk RolskovDepartment of Gynaecology and ObstetricsHillerød Hospital, Hillerød, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Karen Bjorn-MortensenDepartment of Epidemiology ResearchStatens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark;Greenland Center for Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
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Gert MulvadGreenland Center for Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland;Queen Ingrid Health Care CenterNuuk, Greenland
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Peter PoulsenThe Central Laboratory, Queen Ingrid Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland
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Jørgen Skov JensenMicrobiology and Infection ControlStatens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Michael Lynge PedersenGreenland Center for Health Research, Institute of Nursing and Health, University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland;Queen Ingrid Health Care CenterNuuk, GreenlandCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Article: 26916 | Received 02 Dec 2014, Accepted 19 Mar 2015, Published online: 05 May 2015

References

  • Pedersen ML, Clausen-Dichow P, Poulsen P, Nyborg H, Jensen JS. Low prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Nuuk, Greenland. Sex Transm Dis. 2013; 8: 639–40.
  • Statistics Greenland. Population, 2014 Population 1st July. [cited 2014 Nov 13]. Available from: http://www.stat.gl/dialog/main.asp?lang=da&sc=BE&version=201403.
  • Bignell C, Unemo M. 2012 European guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea in adults. Int J STD AIDS. 2013; 2: 85–92.

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