title: Detailed characterization of the first high-level azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases in Ireland.
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lynagh
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Micheál
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mac Aogáin
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoeae and Other STIs, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unemo
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland bcrowley@stjames.ie.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crowley
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D009154:Mutation; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; D017963:Azithromycin
keywords: 23S rRNA; NG-MAST; gonorrhoea; macrolide resistance