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Emergence of decreased susceptibility and resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Korea.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2015
Lee Hyukmin, Unemo Magnus, Kim Hyo Jin, Seo Younghee, Lee Kyungwon, Chong Yunsop
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OBJECTIVES: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major concern globally; however, no comprehensive AMR data for gonococcal isolates cultured after 2006 in Korea have been published internationally. We determined the susceptibility of N. gonorrhoeae isolates cultured in 2011-13, the mechanism of extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) resistance and the molecular epidemiology of gonococcal...
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