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Case Reports
. 1977 May 30;237(22):2405-6.

Spectinomycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

C Thornsberry, H Jaffee, S T Brown, T Edwards, J W Biddle, S E Thompson
  • PMID: 140251
Case Reports

Spectinomycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

C Thornsberry et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistant to high levels of spectinomycin (more than 2,048 microng/ml), were isolated from specimens obtained from a patient with urethritis. The bacterial resistance to spectinomycin is probably due to ribosomal changes that are a result of a chromosomal mutation. If spectinomycin fails to cure gonorrhea, spectinomycin resistance should be considered.

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