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High prevalence of high-level ciprofloxacin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Tel Aviv, Israel: correlation with response to therapy.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2002
Dan Michael, Poch Francesca, Sheinberg Bracha
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A survey of the drug susceptibilities of gonococcal isolates from 100 consecutive patients attending clinics in the Tel Aviv area of Israel during the period from February to September 2000 has shown a 61% rate of ciprofloxacin resistance (MICs, > or =1 microg/ml); 51 isolates were highly resistant (MICs, > or =4 microg/ml). Ciprofloxacin-resistant strains were more prevalent among isolates with chromosomally...
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