title: Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated from patients with conjunctivitis.
abstract: The conjunctivitis produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the less frequently reported clinical form of gonococcal infection. We aim to phenotypically characterize N. gonorrhoeae isolated from conjunctivae sites. A total of six cases of this disease were notified in the Camagüey province, Cuba. All the strains isolated were penicillin-producing, showed the serogroup WI and exhibited the same antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and plasmid profile (2.6-3. 2-24.5). The results contribute to the characterization of N. gonorrhoeae strains circulating in our environment.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Habana, Cuba. sosa@ipk.sld.cu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Llanes
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guzmán
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D013752:Tetracycline