Abstract |
A cohort of 650 prostitutes from Kinshasa, Zaire, was followed at monthly intervals for sexually transmitted diseases as part of an HIV intervention project. Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates, obtained during a period of 30 months, were auxotyped, serotyped and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. Among 1085 gonococcal isolates tested, 725 (67%) produced beta-lactamase (PPNG) and 323 (30%) showed plasmid-mediated resistance to tetracyline (TRNG). Over time, the prevalence of PPNG varied between 60 and 73%, while the level of TRNG increased from 11 to 45%.
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Authors | E Van Dyck, M Laga, A T Manoka, F Behets, P Piot |
Journal | International journal of STD & AIDS
(Int J STD AIDS)
Vol. 6
Issue 5
Pg. 345-7
( 1995)
ISSN: 0956-4624 [Print] England |
PMID | 8547415
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gonorrhea
(epidemiology, microbiology)
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(classification)
- Population Surveillance
- Prevalence
- R Factors
- Serotyping
- Sex Work
- Tetracycline Resistance
- Urban Health
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