Evaluation of the in vitro activity of six antimicrobial agents against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Avaliação in vitro da atividade de seis drogas antimicrobianas contra Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Use of antimicrobials for the treatment of gonorrhea started in 1930 with the utilization of sulfonamides. With the years other drugs were used for its treatment such as penicillin, tetracycline, spectinomycin, and others. Although highly specific in the beginning, these drugs, with time did not sho...

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Main Authors: Walter Belda Junior, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Luiz Jorge Fagundes, Marcelo Arnone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000100010