Implementation of enhanced gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance program in Thailand
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Strengthening Global Surveillance for Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae through the Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Program
Monitoring trends in antimicrobial drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a critical public health and global health security activity because the number of antimicrobial drugs available to treat gonorrhea effectively is rapidly diminishing. Current global surveillance methods for antimicrobial drug-resistant N. gonorrhoeae have many limitations, especially in countries with the greatest burde...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.193920