Neisseria gonorrhoeae FC428 Subclone, Vietnam, 2019–2020

Abstract

Among 114 clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates collected in Vietnam during 2019–2020, we detected 15 of subclone sequence type 13871 of the FC428 clonal complex. Fourteen sequence type 13871 isolates with mosaic penA allele 60.001 were ceftriaxone or cefixime nonsusceptible, and 3/14 were azithromycin nonsusceptible. Emergence of this subclone threatens treatment effectiveness.

Keywords

• Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• gonorrhea
• FC428 clone
• multidrug resistance
• antimicrobial resistance
• cephalosporin resistance