Abstract
One Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains highly resistant to azithromycin AzHLR (MIC >2048 mg/L) was isolated in Argentina in 2001 and it has been characterized by N. gonorrhoeae multiantigen sequence typing (NG-MAST) as ST696, suggesting a different event to other isolates in Europe. Neither, mtrR mutations or presence of mef gene were detected.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Argentina / epidemiology
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Azithromycin / pharmacology*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial* / genetics
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Gonorrhea / epidemiology*
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Gonorrhea / microbiology*
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Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / classification
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects*
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Azithromycin