Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strain with Reduced Susceptibilities to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nguyen, Duylinh ; Gose, Severin ; Castro, Lina ; Chung, Kathleen ; Bernstein, Kyle ; Samuel, Micheal ; Bauer, Heidi ; Pandori, Mark
• Description:
  The spread of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains with reduced susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins is an increasing public health threat. Using Etest and multiantigen sequence typing, we detected sequence type 1407, which is associated with reduced susceptibilities to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, in 4 major populated regions in California, USA, in 2012.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Azithromycin Ceftriaxone Cephalosporins Disease Susceptibility Dispatch Gonorrhea Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(7):1211-1213.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ef331f27bce3f9fdc7c7593011b3e902cc62a14c66a697a8b292705b753f0a67
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24100/cdc_24100_DS1.pdf
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