title: Risk factors for antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and characteristics of patients infected with gonorrhea.
abstract: There are very few data available regarding risk factors associated with antibiotic resistant-Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
  
  
  
  A study was conducted on 110 samples from 101 patients with gonococcal infection, in order to describe their characteristics and compare them with the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of their samples.
  
  
  
  An association was observed between resistant infections and heterosexual men, older age, concurrent sexually transmitted infection, and unsafe sexual behaviors.
  
  
  
  There is a need for improved data on the risk factors associated with antibiotic resistant gonococcal infection in order to identify risk groups, and to propose public health strategies to control this infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: ifuertes@clinic.ub.es.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fuertes de Vega
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baliu-Piqué
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bosch Mestres
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vergara Gómez
authors.affiliation: Institut Català d'Oncologia, Unitat de Biomarcadors i Susceptibilitat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Vallés
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alsina Gibert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Bacterial sexually transmitted disease; Comportamiento sexual; Drug resistance; Enfermedades bacterianas de transmisión sexual; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Resistencia antibiótica; Sexual behavior