Tetracycline-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Ciprofloxacin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Japan

To the Editor: Spread of multi-drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major public health concern. Effective antimicrobial therapy is a key element in gonorrhea control. However , N. gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to multiple classes of anti-microbial drugs, including β-lactams, tetracyclines, and fl uoroquinolones (1–3). Even an extended-spectrum oral cephalosporin-resistant, cefi xim...

Increasing Incidence of High-Level Tetracycline-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae due to Clonal Spread and Foreign Import

PURPOSE The detection of high-level tetracycline-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (TRNG) can make important epidemiological contributions that are relevant to controlling infections from this pathogen. In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence of TRNG isolates over time and also to investigate the characteristics and genetic epidemiology of these TRNG isolates in Korea. MAT...

Spread of Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistant to tetracycline outside the United States of America.

Since February 1985 Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistant to tetracycline has been recognised increasingly in the United States of America, 99 isolates from 17 states having been reported by April 1987.' These isolates exhibit high resistance to tetracycline (minimal inhibitory concentration B 16 mg tetracycline/l), which is encoded on a 25-2 megadalton transmissible plasmid.2 We present what we beli...