Article
Introductory address: resistance to antimicrobial agents. What next for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Dillon J R, Pauzé M
Abstract excerpt
The development of gonococcal resistance to antimicrobial agents, attributable to either chromosomal mutation or to the acquisition of plasmid-mediated penicillin resistance, has been a significant trend of the past several decades. Decreased susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to therapeutically effective antibiotics, such as spectinomycin and some cephalosporins, has also been reported. Thus, the monitoring...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Plasmids