Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Port Elizabeth.
OBJECTIVE
To survey the antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates.


METHODS
This was a cohort analytical study.


METHODS
Three clinics serving different areas in Port Elizabeth. Outcome measures. Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant N. gonorrhoeae isolates.


RESULTS
Twenty-one of the 35 isolates (60%) were resistant to ciprofloxacin, while 28 (80%) showed resistance to erythromycin, 17 (48.6%) to penicillin, 3 (8.6%) to doxycycline, 11 (31.4%) to spectinomycin and 33 (94.3%) to tetracycline.


CONCLUSIONS
To ensure effective treatment of gonorrhoea, continued surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility is necessary.
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Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. sharlene.govender@nmmu.ac.za
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013019:South Africa; D000198:Spectinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D004917:Erythromycin; D000198:Spectinomycin; D013752:Tetracycline; D004318:Doxycycline