Article
Ciprofloxacin Resistance inNeisseria meningitidis, France
1 Aug 2008
Abstract excerpt
To the Editor: Infections with Neisseria meningitidis may occur as outbreaks or epidemics. Consequently, chemoprophylaxis for contacts is generally recommended. Ciprofloxacin is frequently used in adults in a convenient 1-dose regimen (1). Resistance to this antimicrobial drug in N. meningitidis is rare (MIC>0.06 mg/L) and has been reported only in sporadic cases in Greece, France, Australia, Spain, Argentina and...
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