Detailed characterization of the first high-level azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases in Ireland

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Aug;70(8):2411-3. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv106. Epub 2015 Apr 22.
No abstract available

Keywords: 23S rRNA; NG-MAST; gonorrhoea; macrolide resistance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Azithromycin / pharmacology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Genotype
  • Gonorrhea / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Irland
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Mutation
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / classification
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S
  • Azithromycin