Emergence and spread of azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Scotland

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 490-494

  Palmer, Helen M ^a   Young, Hugh ^a   Winter, Andrew ^b   Dave, Jayshree ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Sandyford Initiative   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Co infection; Epidemiology; Molecular typing; NG MAST

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PORIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFERRIN BINDING PROTEIN B;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 49649084755     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn235     Document Type: Article

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