NG-MAST

Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Russian Federation: regional differences

Objective. To assess regional differences in antimicrobial susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae in the Russian Federation. Materials and Methods. A total of 365 N. gonorrhoeae strains were isolated over the period of 2015-2016 in Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Bryansk, Kaluga, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Ryazan, Tomsk regions, Republic of Tatarstan and Chuvashiya Republic. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by agar dilution method and assessed according to MUK 4.2.1890-04 criteria using WHONET software (v5.4). Molecular typing was performed according to the NG-MAST protocol.