Article
Analysis of quinolone resistance mechanisms in a sparfloxacin-resistant clinical isolate of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Oct 1998
Tanaka M, Nakayama H, Haraoka M, Nagafuji T, Saika T, Kobayashi I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recently, a reduction in the susceptibility of clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to newer fluoroquinolones including sparfloxacin in vitro has been recognized in Japan. The quinolone resistance mechanisms in gonococcal isolates from a patient with clinical fail...
Topics
- Adult
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Fluoroquinolones
- Gonorrhea
- Humans
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
