Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Resistant to Ceftriaxone and Cefixime, Argentina.

Highlights

  • Overall, rates of gonorrhea dropped among men and women after the vaccination campaign; rates had already been in decline since the mid-1970s [4]

  • Gonococcal strains with resistance to the extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) ceftriaxone have been reported from many countries [1]

  • We determined MICs of the isolate for penicillin, cefixime, ceftriaxone, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin by using the agar dilution method according to the standard of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute [4]

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Introduction

Rates of gonorrhea dropped among men and women after the vaccination campaign; rates had already been in decline since the mid-1970s [4]. Neisseria gonorrhoeae Resistant to Ceftriaxone and Cefixime, Argentina To the Editor: Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is increasing globally. Gonococcal strains with resistance to the extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) ceftriaxone have been reported from many countries [1].

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