Update on antimicrobial susceptibility and genotype of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Italy.
Antimicrobial susceptibilities and genotypes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae collected in 2006-2010 from 6 medical centers located in Italy were compared with those from a previous survey conducted in 2003-2005. Resistance to ciprofloxacin increased from 34.2% to 62% whereas penicillin resistance declined from 25.5% to 14%. Important change in antimicrobial resistance rates and a high genetic variability among N. gonorrhoeae from Italy were observed.
Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Anna
A
Carannante
Alessandra
A
Latini
Marco
M
Cusini
Alberto
A
Matteelli
Ivano
I
Dal Conte
Valeria
V
Ghisetti
Antonietta
A
D'Antuono
Francesca
F
Cavrini
Raffaele
R
Antonetti
Paola
P
Stefanelli
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents