| Literature DB >> 23183436 |
Magnus Unemo1, Daniel Golparian, Vegard Skogen, Anne Olaug Olsen, Harald Moi, Gaute Syversen, Stig Ove Hjelmevoll.
Abstract
Gonorrhea may become untreatable, and new treatment options are essential. Verified resistance to spectinomycin is exceedingly rare. However, we describe a high-level spectinomycin-resistant (MIC, >1,024 μg/ml) Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain from Norway with a novel resistance mechanism. The resistance determinant was a deletion of codon 27 (valine) and a K28E alteration in the ribosomal protein 5S. The traditional spectinomycin resistance gene (16S rRNA) was wild type. Despite this exceedingly rare finding, spectinomycin available for treatment of ceftriaxone-resistant urogenital gonorrhea would be very valuable.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23183436 PMCID: PMC3553714 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01775-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191