CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 1ST PENICILLINASE-PRODUCING STRAIN OF NEISSERIA-GONORRHOEAE ISOLATED IN TUNISIA

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KECHRID, A [1 ]
KAROUI, H [1 ]
BENREJEB, S [1 ]
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[1] HOP CHARLES NICOLLE,BACTERIOL VIROL LAB,TUNIS 1006,TUNISIA
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PATHOLOGIE BIOLOGIE | 1991年 / 39卷 / 07期
关键词
PENICILLINASE-PRODUCING NEISSERIA-GONORRHOEAE; MIC; BETA-LACTAMASE; PLASMID CONTENT;
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R36 [病理学];
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100104 ;
摘要
The first penicillinase-producing strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was recently isolated in Tunisia (1989). Betalactamase production was detected by the iodometric agar test. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) in agar medium were 128-mu-g/ml for penicillin, ampicillin and amoxycillin. With the amoxycillin-clavulanic acid combination, MIC fell to 0.25-mu-g/ml. An Asian-type plasmid pattern was evidenced in this strain, with presence of the 2.6 Mdal cryptic plasmid and of a 4.5 Mdal plasmid.
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