Regina Selb, Hana Tlapák, Kathleen Klaper, Susanne Buder, Klaus Jansen, Dagmar Heuer
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Abstract
We report four confirmed autochthonously transmitted gonorrhoea cases in Germany in 2025, with Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates exhibiting high-level azithromycin and cefixime resistance. Regarding ceftriaxone, isolates were susceptible for two cases and resistant for two, rendering the later extensively drug-resistant (XDR-NG). Cases, all heterosexual males, were in their late teens to mid-60s. Three isolates were MLST ST18091, with the mosaic penA-60.001 allele and the 23S rRNA A2045G mutation and were related to an XDR-NG detected in the United Kingdom in 2024.
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Eurosurveillance is a European peer-reviewed journal focusing on the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention, and control of communicable diseases relevant to Europe.It is a weekly online journal, with 50 issues per year published on Thursdays. The journal includes short rapid communications, in-depth research articles, surveillance reports, reviews, and perspective papers. It excels in timely publication of authoritative papers on ongoing outbreaks or other public health events. Under special circumstances when current events need to be urgently communicated to readers for rapid public health action, e-alerts can be released outside of the regular publishing schedule. Additionally, topical compilations and special issues may be provided in PDF format.