Table 1.
The MIC distribution of each antimicrobial agent against 43 clinically isolated N. gonorrhoeae strains.
| Antimicrobial agents | MICs (µg/mL) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≦0.001 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.015 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
| PCG | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| CTRX | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CDZM | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CFIX | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SPCM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 22 | 13 | - |
| AZM | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| CPFX | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| LVFX | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 | - |
PCG: penicillin G; CTRX: ceftriaxone; CDZM: cefodizime; CFIX: cefixime; SPCM: spectinomycin; AZM: azithromycin; CPFX: ciprofloxacin; LVFX: levofloxacin.