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- Title
Neisseria gonorrhoeae With Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin--San Diego County, California, 2009.
- Authors
Katz, Kenneth A.; Pierce, Elaine F.; Aiem, Heidi; Henderson, Philip; Pandori, Mark; Wu, Abel; Buono, Sean; Barry, Pennan M.; Samuel, Michael; Kong, Carol; Dixon, Paula; Bolan, Gail; Weinstock, Hillard S.; Yee, Eileen L.; Kirkcaldy, Robert D.; Khaokham, Christina B.
- Abstract
The article highlights the Centers for Disease Control-Gonoccoccal Isolate Surveillance Project's (GISP) reduced susceptibility to azithromycin testing among neisseria gonorrhea infected patients in San Diego, California. GISP found that five cases of urethral gonorrhea with high minimum inhibitory concentration to azithromycin was recorded from August - October 2009. In the typing done to the five cases, one isolate presented with por allele 1808 and tbpB allele 29 while four isolates were seen with por allele 2577. INSET: What is already known on this topic?.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); AZITHROMYCIN; NEISSERIA gonorrhoeae; GONORRHEA; MEDICAL care
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2011, Vol 306, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article