title: Editorial commentary: persistent gonococcal DNA: artifact or real? Further insights into the biology of a remarkable pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zenilman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004247:DNA
keywords: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; gonorrhea; nucleic acid amplification tests