Molecular Surveillance and Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Northern Alberta, Canada, 2015 to 2018.

Background: The aims of this study was to describe molecular surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the North Zone of Alberta (NZ) and to determine its value in predicting antimicrobial resistance.

Methods: Sequence types (STs) and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assays were performed on nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) samples. Sequence types of NAATs were matched to ST of cultures from across Alberta.