Emergence of high level ciprofloxacin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The strain was [beta] lactamase negative by nitrocefin discs and the MICs were penicillin 0.5 [mu]g/ml, tetracycline 4 [mu]g/ml, ciprofloxacin 0.125 [mu]g/ml, spectinomycin 32 [mu]g/ml, ceftriaxone 0.004 [mu]g/ml, and azithromycin 0.25 [mu]g/ml. According to the literature reviewed no QRNG strain wi...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted infections 2001-02, Vol.77 (1), p.77-77, Article 77
Main Authors: Fiorito, S, Galarza, P, Pagano, I, Oviedo, C, Lanza, A, Smayevsky, J, Weltman, G, Buscemi, L, Sanjuán, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Infective Agents
Argentina
Ciprofloxacin
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Gonorrhea - drug therapy
Humans
Laboratories
Letter to the Editor
Male
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - drug effects
Penicillin
Tetracycline Resistance
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Summary:The strain was [beta] lactamase negative by nitrocefin discs and the MICs were penicillin 0.5 [mu]g/ml, tetracycline 4 [mu]g/ml, ciprofloxacin 0.125 [mu]g/ml, spectinomycin 32 [mu]g/ml, ceftriaxone 0.004 [mu]g/ml, and azithromycin 0.25 [mu]g/ml. According to the literature reviewed no QRNG strain with high level quinolone resistance was reported in Latin-American countries.
ISSN:1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.77.1.77