Molecular characterization of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Hong Kong

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Jan;47(1):436-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.1.436-439.2003.

Abstract

In Hong Kong, ParC changes among high-level quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (QRNG) isolates at Ser-87-->Arg were associated with a higher level of resistance than a Ser-87-->Ile alteration. Two previously undescribed mutations in clinical isolates occurring in gyrA, conferring Ala-92-->Pro and Asp-95-->Tyr changes, were detected. Nine different outer membrane lipoprotein (Lip) repeat classes-11 to 19 repeats-were identified, with repeat lengths of 16 and 17 the most common, indicating considerable strain diversity.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mutation
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
  • Ofloxacin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Ofloxacin