Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin - San Diego County, California, 2009

Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin - San Diego County, California, 2009

Katz et al discuss the laboratory and epidemiologic findings associated with this reduced susceptibility to azithromycin. Among other things, in San Diego County clinicians treating cephalosporin-allergic patients with a 2 g dose of azithromycin for uncomplicated gonorrhea are advised to obtain test...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2011, Vol.60 (18), p.579
Hauptverfasser: Katz, Kenneth A, Pierce, Elaine F, Aiem, Heidi, Henderson, Philip, Pandori, Mark, Wu, Abel, Buono, Sean, Barry, Pennan M, Samuel, Michael, Kong, Carol, Dixon, Paula, Bolan, Gail, Weinstock, Hillard S, Yee, Eileen L, Kirkcaldy, Robert D, Khaokham, Christina B
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Gonorrhea
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Zusammenfassung:Katz et al discuss the laboratory and epidemiologic findings associated with this reduced susceptibility to azithromycin. Among other things, in San Diego County clinicians treating cephalosporin-allergic patients with a 2 g dose of azithromycin for uncomplicated gonorrhea are advised to obtain tests of cure 3 weeks after treatment and to recommend sexual abstinence until a negative test result for gonorrhea is achieved. Continued surveillance for antibiotic resistance and effective control efforts are critical for gonorrhea prevention. A CDC editorial note is presented.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X