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

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Sep 15;37(6):849-52. doi: 10.1086/377500. Epub 2003 Aug 28.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cefixime / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Gonorrhea / microbiology
  • Hawaii / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects*
  • Penicillin Resistance

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Cefixime