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Drug Resistance
Study findings from S. Starnino et al provide new insights into drug resistance
November 3rd, 2008
"Data concerning Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in Italy are scarce, and there is little information on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the circulating strains. In this study, 326 isolates collected from 397 patients, with or without concurrent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, were cultured and characterized by serovar and antimicrobial susceptibility to five antimicrobials. N. gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST) was also performed for strain characterization and to identify a transmission network," researchers in Rome, Italy report. "Gonococcal infection was diagnosed in 364 males and 33 females, 296 of whom were Italian...
Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-11-03)
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