Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated from patients with conjunctivitis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
95(6): 853-4, Nov.-Dec. 2000.
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in English
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| ID: lil-273440
ABSTRACT
The conjunctivitis produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the less frequently reported clinical form of gonococcal infection. We aim to phenotypically characterize N. gonorrhoeae isolated from conjunctivae sites. A total of six cases of this disease were notified in the Camagüey province, Cuba. All the strains isolated were penicillin-producing, showed the serogroup WI and exhibited the same antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and plasmid profile (2.6-3.2-24.5). The results contribute to the characterization of N. gonorrhoeae strains circulating in our environment
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Main subject:
Conjunctivitis, Bacterial
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Limits:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí/CU
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