Reduced susceptibility to cefixime but not ceftriaxone: an uncertain perspective for the treatment of gonorrhoea in Brazil

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2017 Apr;49(4):515-516. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.02.003. Epub 2017 Feb 21.
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MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Cefixime / pharmacology*
  • Ceftriaxone / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Gonorrhea / drug therapy*
  • Gonorrhea / microbiology
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Cefixime