Open AccessSingle-Dose Gatifloxacin Compared With Ofloxacin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonorrhea
Author(s) -
Bradley P. Stoner,
John M. Douglas,
David H. Martín,
Edward W. Hook,
Peter A. Leone,
William M. McCormack,
Tomasz Mroczkowski,
Robert B. Jones,
Joanna Yang,
Todd F. Baumgartner
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-200103000-00003
Subject(s) - gatifloxacin , gonorrhea , medicine , ofloxacin , neisseria gonorrhoeae , ciprofloxacin , adverse effect , gastroenterology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology
Treatment of gonorrhea is complicated by widespread resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to antimicrobial agents of choice, including decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin.