Neisseria gonorrhoeae has become a significant global public health problem due to
growing infection rates and antibiotic resistance development. In 2012, N. gonorrhoeae
positive samples isolated from Southeast Asia were reported to be the first strains showing
resistance to all first-line antibiotics. To date, N. gonorrhoeae's antimicrobial resistance has
since been identified against a wide range of antimicrobial drugs globally. Hence, the World
Health Organization (WHO) listed N. gonorrhoeae's drug resistance as high-priority …