Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Identifying Neisseria gonorrhoeae Nonmosaic penA- Targeting Strains Potentially Eradicable by Cefixime

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is among the hot topics of “resistance guided therapy,” one of the top 5 urgent antimicrobial threats according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is a need either to develop new agents or to make effective use of existing agents, with the current limited number of therapeutic agents available.