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Introductory address: resistance to antimicrobial agents. What next for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Dillon J R, Pauzé M
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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...
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