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Global status of Azithromycin and Erythromycin Resistance Rates in Neisseria gonorrhoeae : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background : The widespread development of antibiotic resistance or decreased susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection is a global and significant human public health issue. Objectives : Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to estimate worldwide resistance rates of NG to the azithromycin and erythromycin according to years, regions, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). Methods : We systematically searched the published studies in PubMed, Scopus, and Embase from 1988 to 2021. All analyses were conducted using Stata software. Results : The 134 reports included in the meta-analysis were performed in 51 countries and examined 165,172 NG isolates. Most of the included studies were from Asia (50 studies) and Europe (46 studies). In the metadata, the global prevalence over the past 30 years were 6% for azithromycin and 48% for erythromycin. There was substantial change in the prevalence of macrolides NG resistance over time ( P <0.01). In this metadata, among 58 countries reporting resistance data for azithromycin, 17 (29.3%) countries reported that >5% of specimens had azithromycin resistance. Conclusions : The implications of this study emphasize the rigorous or improved antimicrobial stewardship, early diagnosis, contact tracing, and enhanced intensive global surveillance system are crucial for control of further spreading of gonococcal emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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