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The predominance of molecular-based gonorrhoea diagnoses and consequent reduced phenotypic susceptibility data required PCR-based N. gonorrhoeae penicillin resistance surveillance to ensure the ongoing reliability of oral penicillin-based therapy for uncomplicated gonorrhoea in this setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>N. gonorrhoeae PCR-positive genital and non-genital specimens were systematically assessed across remote regions of WA for penicillinase production from 2012 to 2025 by detection of the N. gonorrhoeae TEM-1 plasmid using a specific real-time PCR.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In 2012 &amp;lt;5% of N. gonorrhoeae positive samples in all remote regions were penicillinase-producing. By 2024, penicillinase detection rates had increased to &amp;gt;5% across three of the four remote regions prompting a review of the penicillin-based oral therapy in these regions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The continued recommendation of oral penicillin-based therapy for locally acquired uncomplicated gonorrhoea in a highly endemic setting must be evidence-based to ensure its reliability. 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