Open AccessResistance Profile of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Questioning the Effect of the Currently Advocated Dual Therapy
Author(s) -
Santhuri Rambaran,
Kavitha Naidoo,
Navisha Dookie,
Prashini Moodley,
A. Willem Sturm
Publication year - 2019
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/olq.0000000000000961
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , agar dilution , tetracycline , microbiology and biotechnology , azithromycin , medicine , drug resistance , cephalosporin , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology , antimicrobial , antibiotics
We report on the antimicrobial resistance profile of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and the distribution of tetM genes in isolates with high-level tetracycline resistance in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.