title: An insight into the drug resistance profile & mechanism of drug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
abstract: Among the aetiological agents of treatable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Neissseria gonorrhoeae is considered to be most important because of emerging antibiotic resistant strains that compromise the effectiveness of treatment of the disease - gonorrhoea. In most of the developing countries, treatment of gonorrhoea relies mainly on syndromic management rather than the aetiological based therapy. Gonococcal infections are usually treated with single-dose therapy with an agent found to cure > 95 per cent of cases. Unfortunately during the last few decades, N. gonorrhoeae has developed resistance not only to less expensive antimicrobials such as sulphonamides, penicillin and tetracyclines but also to fluoroquinolones. The resistance trend of N. gonorrhoeae towards these antimicrobials can be categorised into pre-quinolone, quinolone and post-quinolone era. Among the antimicrobials available so far, only the third-generation cephalosporins could be safely recommended as first-line therapy for gonorrhoea globally. However, resistance to oral third-generation cephalosporins has also started emerging in some countries. Therefore, it has become imperative to initiate sustained national and international efforts to reduce infection and misuse of antibiotics so as to prevent further emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. It is necessary not only to monitor drug resistance and optimise treatment regimens, but also to gain insight into how gonococcus develops drug resistance. Knowledge of mechanism of resistance would help us to devise methods to prevent the occurrence of drug resistance against existing and new drugs. Such studies could also help in finding out new drug targets in N. gonorrhoeae and also a possibility of identification of new drugs for treating gonorrhoea.
authors.affiliation: Dr BR Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Achchhe Lal
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: Poonam Nagpal
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Manju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bala
authors.forename: Daman
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saluja
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013424:Sulfanilamides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D015363:Quinolones; D013424:Sulfanilamides
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