Suay-García Beatriz, Pérez-Gracia María-Teresa
ESI International Chair@CEU-UCH, Departamento de Matemáticas, Física y Ciencias Tecnológicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, San Bartolomé 55, 46115 Alfara del Patriarca (Valencia), Spain.
Área de Microbiología. Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, C/Ramón y Cajal s/n, 46115 Alfara del Patriarca (Valencia), Spain.
Pathogens. 2020 Aug 12;9(8):647. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080647.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease with a high morbidity burden. Despite having guidelines for its treatment, the incidence of the disease follows an increasing trend worldwide. This is mainly due to the appearance of antibiotic-resistant strains, inefficient diagnostic methods and poor sexual education. Without an effective vaccine available, the key priorities for the control of the disease include sexual education, contact notification, epidemiological surveillance, diagnosis and effective antibiotic treatment. This Special Issue focuses on some of these important issues such as the molecular mechanisms of the disease, diagnostic tests and different treatment strategies to combat gonorrhea.
淋病是一种发病率负担较高的性传播疾病。尽管有其治疗指南,但该疾病的发病率在全球范围内呈上升趋势。这主要是由于抗生素耐药菌株的出现、低效的诊断方法以及性教育不足。由于没有有效的疫苗,控制该疾病的关键优先事项包括性教育、接触者通知、流行病学监测、诊断和有效的抗生素治疗。本期特刊聚焦于其中一些重要问题,如该疾病的分子机制、诊断测试以及对抗淋病的不同治疗策略。