<i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> Sequence Types During an Increase of Gonorrhea Among Young Women in 2022 and 2023 in the Netherlands
The <i>N gonorrhoeae</i> surge among young women is not caused by a single strain. The prevalence of STs shifted over time, and certain STs were associated with distinct populations and showed clustering of genetically related isolates. These findings suggest rapid clonal expansion of several circulating STs. This may be indicative of increased transmission within specific sexual networks.
Authors
- Denise E Twisk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6131-9600)
- Sylvia Maria Bruisten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4897-4261)
- Petra Wolffs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-3985)
- Birgit van Benthem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2583-2992)
- Corné H. W. Klaassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-0903)
- Alje P. van Dam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-550X)
- Maartje Visser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2607-7677)
- Suzanne Q. van Veen
- Hélène Zondag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-7488)
- Henry J.C. de Vries (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9784-547X)
Institutions
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond (NL)
- Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Department of Health (TW)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Institute of Infection and Immunity (CA)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf767
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00