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Genotyping of two Neisseria gonorrhoeae fluroquinolone-resistant strains in the Brazilian Amazon Region.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2011
Ferreira William Antunes, Ferreira Cristina Motta, Naveca Felipe Gomes, Almeida Nayanne Cristina Oliveira da Silva, Vasconcelos Waldemara de Souza, Gomes Jairo de Souza, Silva Maria de Fátima Pinto da, Alecrim Maria das Graças Costa
Abstract excerpt
We report two ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains that were isolated from the urethral discharge of male patients at the sexually transmitted diseases outpatient clinic of the Alfredo da Matta Foundation (Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil). The gonococci displayed minimal inhibitory concentrations (> 32.00 µg/mL) and three mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining region...
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