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Treponema pallidum azithromycin resistance in Dublin, Ireland.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Oct 2012
Muldoon Eavan G, Walsh Anne, Crowley Brendan, Mulcahy Fiona
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to reassess rates of syphilis azithromycin resistance in Dublin. Of the 104 samples, 36 (34.6%) were positive for Treponema pallidum DNA by polymerase chain reaction. Thirty samples were analyzed for A2058G mutation, 29 samples sequenced. Of the 29 samples, 27 (93.1%) had the mutation. Azithromycin cannot be recommended for the treatment of syphilis in Dublin.
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