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Characterization of ciprofloxacin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Canada.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Dec 2002
Ng Lai-King, Sawatzky Pamela, Martin Irene E, Booth Stephanie
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BACKGROUND: Ciprofloxacin (500 mg orally, single dose) is one of the recommended therapies for gonorrhea in Canada. In Canada, the first ciprofloxacin-resistant (CipR) Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain was isolated in 1993. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of N gonorrhoeae isolates were monitored as part of a national surveillance program to ensure efficacy of antimicrobial therapies. GOAL: The goal was to determine the...
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