title: Susceptibility to cephalosporins of penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Philadelphia.
abstract: Using agar dilution, we determined MICs of penicillin, cefoxitin, ceftriaxone, cefmetazole, tetracycline, and spectinomycin for 129 strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. All strains were susceptible to ceftriaxone (MIC range, less than or equal to 0.008 to 0.06 micrograms/ml) and spectinomycin (16 to 32 micrograms/ml). The MICs for 50, 90, and 100% of strains tested were 1.0, 2.0, and greater than 8.0 micrograms/ml; 0.12, 1.0, and greater than 8.0 micrograms/ml; 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 micrograms/ml; and 1.0, 2.0, and greater than 8.0 micrograms/ml for cefmetazole, penicillin, cefoxitin, and tetracycline, respectively. Seven strains were beta-lactamase producers; eight were chromosomally resistant to penicillin. There was a log-linear relation for non-beta-lactamase-producing strains between the MICs of cefmetazole, cefoxitin, and tetracycline and the MIC of penicillin (Pearson r = 0.787, 0.544, and 0.358, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fekete
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Serfass
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lafredo
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cundy
mesh_terms: D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015143:Philadelphia; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins