Abstract
We read with interest the recent report on quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Shanghai.1 Ciprofloxacin resistance in N. gonorrhoeae is a serious problem worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia.2 In Malaysia, resistance rates to ciprofloxacin, penicillin and tetracycline have previously been reported to be . 50%.2 At our teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ciprofloxacin resistance rates were 41.4% in 2006... (extract)
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