Genotypes and antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Portugal (2004-2009)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 449-453

  Florindo, Carlos ^a   Pereira, Rui ^a   Boura, Márcia ^a   Nunes, Baltazar ^a   Paulino, Albertina ^a   Gomes, João P ^a   Borrego, Maria José ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SPECTINOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSILOMETER TEST; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PORTUGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449256736     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.044321     Document Type: Article

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