Penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae among prostitutes in Surabaya.
Thirty-six strains of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) were detected among 794 prostitutes between October 1981 and May 1982 in Surabaya, Indonesia. The high prevalence of PPNG strains among the high-class prostitutes and a lower prevalence among the low-class suggest that regular mass treatment for syphilis did not play an important role in the emergence and spread of PPNG; the importation of PPNG strains from abroad is more likely to have been responsible.
D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000201:enzymology; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011477:Sex Work
D010405:Penicillinase