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Azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains recently isolated in Italy.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2009
Starnino S, Stefanelli P
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize 22 azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates, collected in Italy from January 2007 through June 2008, during a study of the prevalence of antibiotic resistance. METHODS: MICs of azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, penicillin and tetracycline were determined by the Etest method. Azithromycin-resistant strains (MIC > or = 1 mg/L) were...
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