First isolate of a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain associated with an ofloxacin treatment failure in Spain

First isolate of a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain associated with an ofloxacin treatment failure in Spain

The recent emergence of clinical isolates resistant to fluoroquinolones has become a major problem for the treatment of gonococcal infections in several countries. Otero et al examine a genetic characterization of a treatment failure in Spain resulting from a high-level fluoroquinolone-resistant str...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sexually transmitted diseases 2001-10, Vol.28 (10), p.576
Hauptverfasser: Otero, Luis, Alcala, Belen, Varela, Jose Antonio, Miguel, Maria Dolores
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Sprache:eng
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Case studies
Drug therapy
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
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Zusammenfassung:The recent emergence of clinical isolates resistant to fluoroquinolones has become a major problem for the treatment of gonococcal infections in several countries. Otero et al examine a genetic characterization of a treatment failure in Spain resulting from a high-level fluoroquinolone-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/00007435-200110000-00004