Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with a recombinant porA gene in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2010 to 2011

K Eastick; A Winter; S Jamdar

doi:10.2807/ese.17.09.20101-en

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Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with a recombinant porA gene in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2010 to 2011
K Eastick¹ , A Winter² , S Jamdar³
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Affiliations: ¹ Scottish Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Laboratory, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ² Sandyford Sexual Health Services, Glasgow, United Kingdom ³ Department of Microbiology, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, United Kingdom

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K Eastick
Kirstine.eastick luht.scot.nhs.uk
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Citation style for this article: Eastick K, Winter A, Jamdar S. Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with a recombinant porA gene in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2010 to 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(9):pii=20101. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.09.20101-en Received: 15 Feb 2012

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Abstract

Three isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae have been identified in Scotland in 2010 and 2011, which lack sequences in the porA pseudogene commonly used as the target for confirmatory gonorrhoea polymerase chain reaction assays. Two isolates were clustered temporally and geographically and have the same sequence type and porA sequence. A similar strain was reported in Australia during early 2011. The other Scottish isolate was identified separately and is different in sequence type and porA sequence.