title: 4-Quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United Kingdom.
abstract: The auxotype, serogroup and antimicrobial susceptibility of 977 clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae obtained at St Thomas' Hospital, London, during 1989 were determined; 23 isolates from 15 patients were resistant to 4-quinolones. Twelve of the patients acquired their infection in the UK and these strains were generally sensitive to other antimicrobial agents; strains from 10 patients were of serogroup IB-6. Three patients acquired their strains outside the UK and these isolates were multi-resistant and of different serogroups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, United Medical School of Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Gransden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin