High frequency of the 23S rRNA A2058G mutation of Treponema pallidum in Shanghai is associated with a current strategy for the treatment of syphilis

Emerging Microbes and Infections

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Lu, Haikong ^a   Li, Kang ^a   Gong, Weimin ^a   Yan, Limeng ^a   Gu, Xin ^a   Chai, Ze ^a   Guan, Zhifang ^a   Zhou, Pingyu ^a  

^a Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Gene mutation; Macrolide resistance; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RNA 23S; BENZATHINE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADULT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACROLIDES; MALE; MUTATION; PENICILLIN G PROCAINE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 84927936670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22221751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emi.2015.10     Document Type: Article

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