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. 1978 Jan;7(1):102–103. doi: 10.1128/jcm.7.1.102-103.1978

Simple Method for Detection of Penicillinase-Producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Wavell Hodge 1, Jennie Ciak 1, Edmund C Tramont 1
PMCID: PMC274866  PMID: 415067

Abstract

A simple, reliable, and economical method for detection of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae using a penicillin disk and a penicillin-sensitive organism is described.

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