At a glance
- Find resources to help with laboratory-based detection for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, including antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
Suspected gonorrhea treatment failure
- Healthcare providers and health departments can report suspected treatment failure through the . This includes cephalosporin treatment failure or any N. gonorrhoeae specimen with decreased cephalosporin susceptibility.
- For questions about reporting a suspected treatment failure or resistant case, please email: GCFAILURE@cdc.gov
- Isolates may be submitted to the ob体育 STD Lab for confirmatory testing when gonorrhea infections fail to respond to ob体育-recommended therapy or isolates exhibit intermediate resistance or resistance.
Did you know?
Through ob体育's AR Lab Network, the Maryland and Washington State Public Health Labs offer nationwide gradient strip method antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST)—at no cost—to assist in care of patients with potentially drug-resistant gonorrhea infections. Learn more in the fact sheet.
Laboratory guidelines
Lab Trainings Available
Visit the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) website to access for an introduction to STI diagnostics or a refresher for seasoned laboratorians. One of the short modules focuses on antimicrobial susceptibility testing and the Etest®.
Resources
United States
- Report a problem with a product
- For details on technical standards and laboratory practice guidelines
- Reference strain collection
- Association of U.S. public health laboratories in all 50 states and six territories
International-multinational
WHO
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- Documents the emergence and spread of AMR in gonorrhea globally
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
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