Increasing antimicrobial resistance in STDs and the need for surveillance: Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a model

Bal, C

doi:10.1016/s0928-8244(99)00062-0

Increasing antimicrobial resistance in STDs and the need for surveillance: Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a model

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Bal C.

FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.24, sa.4, ss.447-453, 1999 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 1999
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0928-8244(99)00062-0
Dergi Adı: FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.447-453
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Neisseria gonorrhoeae has a rising trend of resistance against antimicrobials. Today, third generation cephalosporins are the only antibiotics for treatment of gonorrhea against which there is no resistance in gonococci. On the other hand, decreased susceptibility against this group, including ceftriaxone, has already been observed. This historically famous pathogen deserves current attention and is reviewed here with respect to its resistance mechanisms and patterns, and the problems concerning standardization of its susceptibility testing are discussed. (C) 1999 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.