Detection of antibiotic resistance is essential for gonorrhoea point-of-care testing: a mathematical modelling study

Detection of antibiotic resistance is essential for gonorrhoea point-of-care testing: a mathematical modelling study

Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance is threatening to make gonorrhoea untreatable. Point-of-care (POC) tests that detect resistance promise individually tailored treatment, but might lead to more treatment and higher levels of resistance. We investigate the impact of POC tests on antibiotic-re...

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Main Authors: Stephanie M. Fingerhuth, Nicola Low, Sebastian Bonhoeffer, Christian L. Althaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Gonorrhoea
Bacterial drug resistance
Point-of-care testing
Mathematical model
Sexually transmitted infection
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0881-x

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