Open AccessAntimicrobial Susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Cuba (1995–1999)
Author(s) -
Rafael Llanes,
Jorge Sosa,
Daymi Guzmán,
Aliña Llop,
Eduardo A Valdés,
Isabel de Miguel Martínez,
Sara De Palma,
M I Lantero
Publication year - 2003
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 - 10.1097/00007435-200301000-00003
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , spectinomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , ciprofloxacin , penicillin , tetracycline , gonorrhea , cefixime , medicine , antibiotic resistance , azithromycin , antibiotics , agar dilution , cefuroxime , ceftriaxone , virology , biology , minimum inhibitory concentration , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Antibiotic-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, especially those resistant to penicillin and tetracycline, have spread with remarkable rapidity in many Caribbean countries.