Genomic Investigation of Disseminated Gonococcal Infections, Minnesota, USA, 2024
This article summarizes a genomic investigation of a 4-fold increase in disseminated gonococcal infections in Minnesota, USA, in 2024. We detected the emergence of a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain of a rarely observed sequence type, which carries a porB1a allele previously associated with disseminated disease and lacks a gonococcal genetic island.
Authors
- Matthew Plumb
- Jancis K Dennis
- Kelly Pung
- Ruth Lynfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-1284)
- Hannah Friedlander
- Jacob Garfin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4120-2376)
- Bradley Craft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9104-7122)
- Khalid Bo-Subait
- Paula Snippes-Vagnone
- Daniel R. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3553-9263)
- Kathryn Como‐Sabetti
- A. Mondelli
- Jennifer Zipprich
- Bonnie Weber
- John Kaiyalethe
- Laura Bohnker-Voels
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250785
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00