Multidrug‐ResistantNeisseria gonorrhoeaewith Decreased Susceptibility to Cefixime—Hawaii, 2001 | Zendy

Susan A. Wang | Zendy; Maria Veneranda C. Lee | Zendy; Norman P. O’Connor | Zendy; Christopher J. Iverson | Zendy; Roy G. Ohye | Zendy; Peter M. Whiticar | Zendy; J Hale | Zendy; David L. Trees | Zendy; Joan S. Knapp | Zendy; Paul V. Effler | Zendy; Hillard Weinstock | Zendy

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Multidrug‐ResistantNeisseria gonorrhoeaewith Decreased Susceptibility to Cefixime—Hawaii, 2001

Author(s) -

Susan A. Wang,

Maria Veneranda C. Lee,

Norman P. O’Connor,

Christopher J. Iverson,

Roy G. Ohye,

Peter M. Whiticar,

J Hale,

David L. Trees,

Joan S. Knapp,

Paul V. Effler,

Hillard Weinstock

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/377500

Subject(s) - cefixime , neisseria gonorrhoeae , medicine , ciprofloxacin , penicillin , tetracycline , microbiology and biotechnology , multiple drug resistance , gonorrhea , antibiotics , cephalosporin , virology , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)

We report 4 urogenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates recovered from 3 patients that demonstrated resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin and reduced susceptibility to cefixime. This report of the first 3 patients in the United States identified with this multidrug-resistant strain may portend an emerging problem for clinicians and public health officials.

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