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Molecular analyses of TEM genes and their corresponding penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Bangkok, Thailand.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2012
Nakayama Shu-Ichi, Tribuddharat Chanwit, Prombhul Sasiprapa, Shimuta Ken, Srifuengfung Somporn, Unemo Magnus, Ohnishi Makoto
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major public health problem globally, especially because the bacterium has developed resistance to most antimicrobials introduced for first-line treatment of gonorrhea. In the present study, 96 N. gonorrhoeae isolates with high-level resistance to penicillin from 121 clinical isolates in Thailand were examined to investigate changes related to their plasmid-mediated penicillin...
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