Typing and susceptibility to penicillin of Neisseria meningitidis isolated from patients in Cuba (1993-1999)
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 96(4): 523-525, May 2001. tab
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ABSTRACT
The susceptibility to penicillin of 111 Neisseria meningitidis strains was assessed by the agar-dilution procedure and serosubtypes were determined by a whole-cell enzyme-linked immunoassay using monoclonal antibodies reagents. Thirty-five isolates showed reduced sensitivity to penicillin (MIC > or = 0.1 mg/l and <= 1 mg/l) and no resistant strains were detected. The most common phenotype was B4P1.15 (77.5 percent) and a rising trend of non-typeable and non-subtypeable strains was detected. The increase in levels of minimal inhibitory concentrations of meningococci to penicillin gives cause for concern and the increase in non-typeable and non-subtypeable isolation demand the use of molecular biology techniques for their typing
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Penicilinas
/
Neisseria meningitidis
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
/
Cuba
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
/
Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Cuba
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto de Medicina Tropical 'Pedro Kourí'/CU