Association between proline-requiring auxotype and fluoroquinolone resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 218-223

  Tsunoe, H ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Mochida, O ^a   Nakayama, H ^b   Kanayama, A ^c   Saika, T ^c   Kobayashi, I ^c   Naito, S ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nakayama Urologic Clinic   (Japan)

^c LSI MEDIENCE CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auxotype; Fluoroquinolone; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PROLINE; PROTEIN PARC; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPARFLOXACIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; JAPAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0035700874     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101560170016     Document Type: Article

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