Publications by authors named "Alexandra Thabuis"
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- Since 2022, Europe has identified 4 cases of extensively drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, particularly sequence type 16406, which is resistant to ceftriaxone and has high resistance to azithromycin.
- In 2023, two new related cases were reported in France that share genetic links with the previous European cases and strains from Cambodia.
- This highlights growing concerns about the spread of drug-resistant gonorrhea in Europe and its potential global implications.
Background: On 7 February 2020, French Health authorities were informed of a confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in an Englishman infected in Singapore who had recently stayed in a chalet in the French Alps. We conducted an investigation to identify secondary cases and interrupt transmission.
Methods: We defined as a confirmed case a person linked to the chalet with a positive reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction sample for SARS-CoV-2.
In February and March 2016, four cases of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) occurred over 3 weeks in a small area north of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. There were no deaths but two cases had sequelae. This community outbreak was caused by a rare meningococcal strain of the clonal complex ST-32, covered by the 4CMenB/Bexsero vaccine.
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