Antibiotic Resistance, Genomics & Public Health

Antibiotic Resistance, Genomics & Public Health

CDC information: Antibiotics aren't always the answer

New CDC paper: Genomic epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with reduced susceptibility to cefixime in the USA: a retrospective observational study 
Grad Y, et al. Lancet Infect Dis, Jan 22, 2014.

Phylogenomics for drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Ohnishi M, Unemo M. Lancet Infect Dis, Jan 22, 2014.

Evolution and transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a Russian population 
Casali N, et al. Nature Genet, Jan 26, 2014.

Sequencing study reveals relationships, roots of resistance for Russian tuberculosis,Genomeweb, Jan 27 [by free subscription only]

Coping with antibiotic resistance: contributions from genomics. 
Gian Maria Rossolini et al. Genome Medicine (2010)

Genomics research: The underpinning of infectious disease prevention and control strategies. 
Public Health Genomics special issue (2013)

CDC information: Antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance