Epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the region of Tarragona, 2021-2022 

Identifier:  TFG:6566

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG6566

Authors:  Valdivia León, Andrea

Abstract:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) is the etiologic agent of gonorrhea, the second most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) and one of the most susceptible to becoming untreatable. In this research, a retrospective study was carried out on the sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics of 111 patients with gonorrhea in the Tarragona region, in addition to studying the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of the isolated strains and comparing the use of PCR and microbiological culture as a diagnostic test. The study showed that PCR is used more than culture, that the characteristic profile of patients is a male between 24-34 years of age with symptomatic genital gonorrhea, and that only 2.8% of the isolates were susceptibility to all the tested antimicrobials. Epidemiological surveillance and AMR studies facilitate the adoption of measures that stop the appearance of multi-resistant strains.