       Document 0822
 DOCN  M9640822
 TI    Epidemic spread of plasmid-mediated tetracycline resistant Neisseria
       gonorrhoeae in Zaire.
 DT    9604
 AU    Van Dyck E; Laga M; Manoka AT; Behets F; Piot P; Division of
       Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine,; Antwerp, Belgium.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1995 Sep-Oct;6(5):345-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96122191
 AB    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%.
 DE    Female  Follow-Up Studies  Gonorrhea/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*MICROBIOLOGY  Human
       Microbial Sensitivity Tests  Neisseria gonorrhoeae/*CLASSIFICATION
       Population Surveillance  Prevalence  *Prostitution  *R Factors
       Serotyping  *Tetracycline Resistance  Urban Health  Zaire/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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