title: Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Israel, 2002 to 2007, with special reference to fluoroquinolone resistance.
abstract: MICs for penicillin, tetracycline, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, spectinomycin, and azithromycin were determined by the Etest method for 406 gonococcal strains obtained in 2002-2007 from an STI clinic and a general microbiology laboratory in Central Israel. A total of 27.1% were resistant to ciprofloxacin, with increasing resistance over the years All isolates remain susceptible to ceftriaxone and spectinomycin.
authors.affiliation: E. Wolfson Hospital, Holon, Israel. midan@post.tau.ac.il <midan@post.tau.ac.il>
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: Zohar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.forename: Shlomit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gottliev
authors.forename: Bracha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sheinberg
authors.forename: Tamy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shohat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D002939:Ciprofloxacin