Open AccessIncreasing antimicrobial resistance in STDs and the need for surveillance: Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a model 1
Author(s) -
Bal Çiğdem
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
fems immunology & medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1574-695X
pISSN - 0928-8244
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1999.tb01317.x
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , gonorrhea , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftriaxone , biology , antibiotics , cephalosporin , pathogen , antimicrobial , neisseriaceae , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
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.