To What Extent Should We Rely on Antibiotics to Reduce High Gonococcal Prevalence? Historical Insights from Mass-Meningococcal Campaigns.

摘要: In the absence of a vaccine, current antibiotic-dependent efforts to reduce prevalence Neisseria gonorrhoeae in high populations have been shown result extremely levels antibiotic consumption. No randomized controlled trials conducted validate this strategy and an important concern approach is that it may induce antimicrobial resistance. To contribute debate, we assessed if mass treatment related species, meningitidis, was associated with emergence end, historical review effect meningococcal programmes on N. meningitidis We found evidence were