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. 1980 Aug;56(4):252–254. doi: 10.1136/sti.56.4.252

Sensitivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to spectinomycin and thiamphenicol.

K Grunder, D Petzoldt
PMCID: PMC1045790  PMID: 6448664

Abstract

Between 1966 and 1978 the sensitivities of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (70-80 strains in each year) to penicillin, thiamphenicol, and spectinomycin were tested. For penicillin the proportion of less sensitive strains increased from 21% in 1976 to 41% in 1978 and for thiamphenicol from 10% to 18% over the same period. All the strains proved to be sensitive to spectinomycin. A significant correlation in the degree of sensitivity was observed between penicillin and thiamphenicol but not between penicillin and spectinomycin.

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