| Title: |
The Path of Estimated Resistance: Updates of the Estimated Number and Cost of Antimicrobial Resistant Gonococcal Infections in Men and Women Aged 15 to 39 Years in the United States: 2018–2023 |
| Authors: |
Kreisel, Kristen M; Chesson, Harrell W; Schmerer, Matthew W; Spicknall, Ian H |
| Source: |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; ISSN 0148-5717 1537-4521 |
| Publisher Information: |
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Description: |
Using progressively refined methodology, this study estimated the number and cost of incident antimicrobial resistant gonococcal (AR GC) infections during 2018-2023. An estimated 787,000 incident AR GC infections in persons aged 15-39 years occurred in 2023, with lifetime costs of $214.5M and 80% of costs attributable to infections in women. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1097/olq.0000000000002312 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002312 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002312; https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002312 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2DA4DEB6 |
| Database: |
BASE |