Tendency toward increase in the frequency of isolation of β-lactamase-nonproducing Neisseria gonorrhoeae exhibiting penicillin resistance, and recent emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates in Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-130

  Kobayashi, Intetsu ^a   Kanayama, Akiko ^a   Saika, Takeshi ^a   Nishida, Minoru ^a   Nakayama, Hiroshi ^b   Tanaka, Masatoshi ^c   Naito, Seiji ^c  

^a Mitsubishi Kagaku Bio Clinical Laboratories Inc   (Japan)

^b Nakayama Urologic Clinic   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosomally mediated resistance; Multidrug resistance; Lactamase nonproducing Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0038607787     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-002-0229-Z     Document Type: Article

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