Polymerase chain reaction-based screening for the ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae F89 strain

Emergence and spread of Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistant to extended spectrum cephalosporins is a major problem threatening treatment of gonorrhoea and is further highlighted by the recent report of a second ceftriaxone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae strain (F89) in Europe, initially observed in France and...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 18; no. 14; p. 20444
Main Authors:	Goire, N, Lahra, M M, Ohnishi, M, Hogan, T, Liminios, A E, Nissen, M D, Sloots, T P, Whiley, D M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 04-04-2013
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibiotics Ceftriaxone - pharmacology Drug resistance Drug Resistance, Bacterial Europe Gonorrhea Gram-negative bacteria Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Neisseria gonorrhoeae - drug effects Neisseria gonorrhoeae - genetics Neisseria gonorrhoeae - pathogenicity Penicillin-Binding Proteins - genetics Polymerase Chain Reaction Europe
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