Mutations causing in vitro resistance to azithromycin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 414-419

  Johnson, Steven R ^a   Sandul, Amy L ^a   Parekh, Manhar ^a   Wang, Susan A ^b   Knapp, Joan S ^a   Trees, David L ^a  

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

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

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Multiple transferable resistance efflux system; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MULTIPLE TRANSFERABLE RESISTANCE C PROTEIN; MULTIPLE TRANSFERABLE RESISTANCE R PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037405935     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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