Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era

Deborah A. Williamson; Eric P. F. Chow; Claire L. Gorrie; Torsten Seemann; Danielle J. Ingle; Nasra Higgins; Marion Easton; George Taiaroa; Yonatan H. Grad; Jason C. Kwong; Christopher K. Fairley; Marcus Y. Chen; Benjamin P. Howden

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12053-4

Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era

Deborah A. Williamson,
Eric P. F. Chow,
Claire L. Gorrie,
Torsten Seemann,
Danielle J. Ingle,
Nasra Higgins,
Marion Easton,
George Taiaroa,
Yonatan H. Grad,
Jason C. Kwong,
Christopher K. Fairley,
Marcus Y. Chen,
Benjamin P. Howden

Affiliations

Deborah A. Williamson: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Eric P. F. Chow: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health
Claire L. Gorrie: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Torsten Seemann: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Danielle J. Ingle: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Nasra Higgins: Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
Marion Easton: Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
George Taiaroa: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Yonatan H. Grad: Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Jason C. Kwong: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Christopher K. Fairley: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health
Marcus Y. Chen: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health
Benjamin P. Howden: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12053-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Here, Williamson et al. combine epidemiological and genomic analysis of 2,186 Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Australia and show that men who have sex with men and women are a possible ‘bridging’ population between men who have sex with men and heterosexuals.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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