M. Bala, K. Ray, S. Salhan
Mar 30, 2005
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
Abstract
Spectinomycin is recommended as an alternative antimicrobial in CDC treatment guidelines of uncomplicated gonococcal infection.1 There are reports available on spectinomycin resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from China, Philippines, and Sri Lanka but no resistance has been reported from India and other South East Asia Region countries such as Bangladesh, Thailand, and Indonesia.2 To our knowledge, this is the first report of spectinomycin resistant N gonorrhoeae from India. A 21 year old female patient with a history of vaginal discharge for the past month, attended the gynaecology outpatient department of Safdarjung Hospital in August 2002. On speculum …