Penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 2 ·No. 7987 ·1976-09-25 ·Pages 657-8

Ashford WA, Golash RG, Hemming VG

Abstract

Repeated failure of penicillin G treatment in a man with gonorrhoeal urethritis prompted penicillin sensitivity testing of the responsible strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Disc diffusion sensitivity testing showed complete resistance to 10 mug of penicillin G. The organism produced penicillinase.

MeSH Terms

Adult Gonorrhea/drug therapy,microbiology Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Neisseria gonorrhoeae/drug effects,enzymology,isolation & purification Penicillin G Procaine/pharmacology,therapeutic use Penicillin Resistance Penicillinase/biosynthesis

Chemicals

Penicillin G Procaine Penicillinase

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Ashford W A

Golash R G

Hemming V G

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(76)92467-3

Published

1976-09-25

Pages

657-8

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)92467-3 View journal details

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