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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2001) 48, 142-143
© 2001 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Correspondence

Emergence of TetM-mediated tetracycline resistance in rural South Africa

Prashini Moodley, Jules Hoppenbrouwers, Louise Bohlken and A. Willem Sturm*,

Department of Medical Microbiology and Africa Centre for Population Studies and Reproductive Health, School of Infection, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella, 4013 Durban, South Africa

Sir,

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae are a major therapeutic problem in many parts of the world. Effective therapy against this pathogen has barely stayed ahead of the acquisition of resistance mechanisms and studies continue to document the increase in antimicrobial resistance of N. gonorrhoeae to a variety of antibiotics.1,2

The high prevalence of mixed infections, compounded . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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