Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Walter Belda Junior²  Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho¹  Marcelo Arnone²  Luis Jorge Fagundes¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de DermatologiaSão Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: anti-bacterial agents;    ciprofloxacin;    drug resistance;    Neisseria gonorrhoeae;    agentes antibacterianos;    ciprofloxacino;    resistência a drogas;    Neisseria gonorrhoeae;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822007000200020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Continued monitoring of antimicrobial resistance patterns is essential in order for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) treatment to be effective. Gonococci isolates from 65 patients in São Paulo were submitted to susceptibility testing, and a decreased susceptibility or resistance to ciprofloxacin was observed in 8.7% of these patients, indicating that Neisseria gonorrhoeae fluoroquinolone resistance is emerging in Brazil.

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