Antimicrobial susceptibilities of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Bangkok, Thailand: 1994-1995

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 142-148

  Knapp, Joan S ^a   Wongba, Chainarong ^c   Limpakarnjanarat, Khanchit ^d   Young, Nancy L ^b,d   Parekh, Manhar C ^a   Neal, Sandra W ^a   Buatiang, Anukool ^c   Chitwarakorn, Anupong ^c   Mastro, Timothy D ^b,d  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d HIV/AIDS Collaboration   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; THIAMPHENICOL;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; GONORRHEA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 0030898053     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199703000-00004     Document Type: Article

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