Phenotypic and genetic characterization of the first two cases of extended-spectrum-cephalosporin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in South Africa and association with cefixime treatment failure | Zendy

David A. Lewis | Zendy; Charlotte Sriruttan | Zendy; Ernst Eckehardt Müller | Zendy; Daniel Golparian | Zendy; Lindy Gumede | Zendy; Donna M. Fick | Zendy; Juanita De Wet | Zendy; Venessa Maseko | Zendy; Jennifer Coetzee | Zendy; Magnus Unemo | Zendy

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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of the first two cases of extended-spectrum-cephalosporin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in South Africa and association with cefixime treatment failure

Author(s) -

David A. Lewis,

Charlotte Sriruttan,

Ernst Eckehardt Müller,

Daniel Golparian,

Lindy Gumede,

Donna M. Fick,

Juanita De Wet,

Venessa Maseko,

Jennifer Coetzee,

Magnus Unemo

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt034

Subject(s) - cefixime , neisseria gonorrhoeae , cephalosporin , neisseriaceae , cefdinir , ceftriaxone , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , biology , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , medicine , genetics , gene

To describe the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of the first two cases of extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC)-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in South Africa, one of which was associated with verified cefixime treatment failure.

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