Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
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(2017)
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance, 13.
pp. 91-93.
ISSN 2213-7165
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.12.001
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). METHODS: A total of 165 gonococcal isolates (1.3%) were obtained from 12 281 genital samples routinely submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Vientiane, Laos, between 2011 and 2015. Susceptibility to five antibiotics was determined by the standard disk diffusion method for 158 of the isolates. RESULTS: Rates of resistance to penicillin (by β-lactamase production), tetracycline and ciprofloxacin were 89.9%, 99.4% and 84.8%, respectively. All isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone and spectinomycin. CONCLUSIONS: The situation in Laos is similar to that in neighbouring countries; this fortunately means that the latest Lao national guidelines for treating gonorrhoea should still be effective.
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