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Multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae has been classified as an urgent threat by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). N. gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that affects approximately 820,000 people annually, 246,000 of those cases are drug-resistant strains (CDC, 2013). The concern with these infections is the rapid spreading from those infected to the healthy population and the existing limitations for treatment of those individuals with resistant strain infections. N. gonorrhea infections can result in severe reproductive complication and is significantly more prevalent in minority communities. Based on data found with the CDC, the and associated costs are $235 million (CDC, 2013). In response to the growing epidemic, the CDC has developed a program called the Four Core Actions to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance, which includes: 1) Preventing infections, preventing the spread of resistance 2) Tracking 3) Improving antibiotic prescribing/stewardship 4) Developing new drugs and diagnostic tests. These guidelines are used as a tool to combat the spread of N. gonorrhea by federal, state and local agencies (CDC, 2013). …show more content…
Public health surveillance is defined by the World Health Organization as the continuous, systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health-related data for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice (Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea, 2012). Two examples of public health surveillance are the global Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) and the national Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (GASP). These public health resources are invaluable in the effort to reduce the number of cases and increase the awareness about the dangers associated with the epidemic of drug-resistant

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