Is Neisseria gonorrhoeae Initiating a Future Era of Untreatable Gonorrhea?: Detailed Characterization of the First Strain with High-Level Resistance to Ceftriaxone

Recently, the first Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain (H041) that is highly resistant to the extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) ceftriaxone, the last remaining option for empirical first-line treatment, was isolated. We performed a detailed characterization of H041, phenotypically and genetically, to...

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Main Authors: Ohnishi, Makoto, Golparian, Daniel, Shimuta, Ken, Saika, Takeshi, Hoshina, Shinji, Iwasaku, Kazuhiro, Nakayama, Shu-ichi, Kitawaki, Jo, Unemo, Magnus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3122416/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21576437
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00325-11
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