Sulfadiazine-Resistant Group A Neisseria meningitidis

A meningitis epidemic due to Group A meningococci was unusual in that most of the strains isolated from patients were generally resistant to sulfadiazine. This is the first report of sulfonamide resistance in an epidemic strain of Neisseria meningitidis Group A.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1968-09, Vol.161 (3845), p.1019-1019
Hauptverfasser:	Alexander, C. E., Sanborn, W. R., Cherriere, G., Crocker, W. H., Ewald, P. E., Kay, C. R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebrospinal fluid Drug Resistance, Microbial Epidemics Humans Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology Meningococcal meningitis Morocco Neisseria meningitidis Neisseria meningitidis - isolation & purification Preventive medicine Sulfadiazine
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Zusammenfassung:	A meningitis epidemic due to Group A meningococci was unusual in that most of the strains isolated from patients were generally resistant to sulfadiazine. This is the first report of sulfonamide resistance in an epidemic strain of Neisseria meningitidis Group A.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.161.3845.1019