Antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Johannesburg
Robins-Browne, R.M.; Gaillard, M.C.; Koornhof, H.J.; Schneider, J.
South African Medical Journal 54(15): 601-603
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 154172 Document Number: 136254
The susceptibility of 175 clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to penicillin G, ampicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline and spectinomycin was determined. Almost one-fifth of strains were relatively resistant to penicillin G. Relative resistance to penicillin G was significantly correlated with resistance to ampicillin, tetracycline and erythromycin, but not with resistance to spectinomycin. No penicillinase-producing or spectinomycin-resistant strains were encountered in this study. The relevance of the findings to the management of gonococcal urethritis is discussed.