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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Sequence Types During an Increase of Gonorrhea Among Young Women in 2022 and 2023 in the Netherlands.
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Visser Maartje, Zondag Helene C A, van Benthem Birgit H B, Klaassen Corné H W, Bruisten Sylvia M, Twisk Denise E, van Veen Suzanne Q, de Vries Henry J C, Wolffs Petra F G, van Dam Alje P
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BACKGROUND: Since September 2022, an ongoing increase in gonorrhea positivity rates and diagnoses among young women visiting sexual health centers was observed in the Netherlands. To gain more insight into possible drivers of this increase, this study aimed to investigate the molecular diversity, clustering, and transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae related to the gonorrhea increase in the Netherlands.
METHODS: Between January 2022 and March 2023, viable and stored N gonorrhoeae isolates from vaginal swab samples from 273 women <25 years of age were included from 4 sexual health centers in the Netherlands. All isolates were subjected to whole genome sequencing. The molecular diversity was investigated by analyzing (core genome) multilocus sequence types (STs) over time and by patient characteristics.
RESULTS: The prevalence of ST7359 and ST7822 increased from <5% in the beginning of 2022 to ∼23% in 2023 and ST9363 from 6% to 14%. ST7359 and ST9363 were associated with hosts with university-level education and Dutch ethnicity. ST7359 and ST7822 also included large clusters of genetically related isolates (<6-gene difference). No indication for reduced antimicrobial susceptibility to ceftriaxone was found in any ST.
CONCLUSIONS: The N gonorrhoeae surge among young women is not caused by a single strain. The prevalence of STs shifted over time, and certain STs were associated with distinct populations and showed clustering of genetically related isolates. These findings suggest rapid clonal expansion of several circulating STs. This may be indicative of increased transmission within specific sexual networks.
METHODS: Between January 2022 and March 2023, viable and stored N gonorrhoeae isolates from vaginal swab samples from 273 women <25 years of age were included from 4 sexual health centers in the Netherlands. All isolates were subjected to whole genome sequencing. The molecular diversity was investigated by analyzing (core genome) multilocus sequence types (STs) over time and by patient characteristics.
RESULTS: The prevalence of ST7359 and ST7822 increased from <5% in the beginning of 2022 to ∼23% in 2023 and ST9363 from 6% to 14%. ST7359 and ST9363 were associated with hosts with university-level education and Dutch ethnicity. ST7359 and ST7822 also included large clusters of genetically related isolates (<6-gene difference). No indication for reduced antimicrobial susceptibility to ceftriaxone was found in any ST.
CONCLUSIONS: The N gonorrhoeae surge among young women is not caused by a single strain. The prevalence of STs shifted over time, and certain STs were associated with distinct populations and showed clustering of genetically related isolates. These findings suggest rapid clonal expansion of several circulating STs. This may be indicative of increased transmission within specific sexual networks.