title: Ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis, Delhi, India.
abstract: Decreased susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis isolates to ciprofloxacin emerged from an outbreak in Delhi, India. Results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the meningococcal isolates to ciprofloxacin and further sequencing of DNA gyrase A quinolone-resistance-determining region confirmed the emergence of ciprofloxacin resistance in the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon, India.
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Kedar P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Purnapatre
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Monorama
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deb
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Dilip J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rattan
authors.forename: V Samuel
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Raj
mesh_terms: D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D038381:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin