Open AccessSurveillance of Antibiotic Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates in China, 1993–1998
Author(s) -
Shunzhang Ye,
Xiaohong Su,
Qianqiu Wang,
Yue-Ping Yin,
Xiu-Qin Dai,
Houhua Sun
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1097/00007435-200204000-00010
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , spectinomycin , gonorrhea , penicillin , medicine , tetracycline , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftriaxone , antibiotic resistance , cefixime , agar dilution , antibiotics , drug resistance , antimicrobial , virology , biology , minimum inhibitory concentration , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has been increasing in China since the 1980s. Because gonorrhea is the most frequently reported STD there, information on the antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae will aid in its control.