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. 1994 Jul;38(7):1661–1663. doi: 10.1128/aac.38.7.1661

Decreased susceptibility to penicillin G and Tet M plasmids in genital and anorectal isolates of Neisseria meningitidis.

K K Winterscheid 1, W L Whittington 1, M C Roberts 1, J R Schwebke 1, K K Holmes 1
PMCID: PMC284612  PMID: 7979304

Abstract

Genital and anorectal isolates of Neisseria meningitidis were characterized, and their antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined. Twelve of 43 isolates demonstrated moderate susceptibility to penicillin G (MIC range, 0.125 to 0.5 microgram/ml). Two isolates were resistant to tetracycline (MIC, > or = 8 micrograms/ml) and contained plasmids of 25.2 MDa.

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