Antibiotic resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Spain: Trends over the last two decades

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 153-156

  Arreaza, L ^a   Salcedo, C ^a   Alcala B ^a   Berron S ^a   Martin E ^a   Vazquez J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Gonococci

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SPAIN;

EID: 0037260345     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg034     Document Type: Article

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