Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program, 1 October to 31 December 2023

Authors

  • Monica M Lahra The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for STI and AMR, Sydney and Neisseria Reference Laboratory, NSW Health Pathology Microbiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
  • Sebastiaan van Hal Molecular Microbiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
  • Tiffany R Hogan 1. The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for STI and AMR, Sydney and Neisseria Reference Laboratory, NSW Health Pathology, Microbiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2024.48.15

Keywords:

disease surveillance, gonococcal infection, Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme (AGSP), Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Abstract

The National Neisseria Network (NNN), Australia, established in 1979, comprises reference laboratories in each state and territory. Since 1981, the NNN has reported data for the Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme (AGSP), on antimicrobial susceptibility profiles for Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from each jurisdiction for an agreed group of agents. The antibiotics reported represent current or potential agents used for the treatment of gonorrhoea, and include ceftriaxone, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin and penicillin. More recently, gentamicin and tetracycline are included in the AGSP Annual Report.

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Published

13/05/24

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Lahra, Monica M, Sebastiaan van Hal, and Tiffany R Hogan. 2024. “Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Program, 1 October to 31 December 2023”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 48 (May). https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2024.48.15.

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Vol. 48 (2024)

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