Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae with decreased susceptibility to cefixime-Hawaii, 2001.

Wang, Susan A; Lee, Maria Veneranda C; O'Connor, Norman; Iverson, Christopher J; Ohye, Roy G; Whiticar, Peter M; Hale, Judith A; Trees, David L et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report 4 urogenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates recovered from 3 patients that demonstrated resistance to penicillin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin and reduced susceptibility to cefixime. This report of the first 3 patients in the United States identified with this multidrug-resistant strain may portend an emerging problem for clinicians and public health officials.

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