Volume 11, Number 7—July 2005
Perspective
Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Michigan
Table 5
Characteristics of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae patients, Michigan
2003 N = 14 (%) | 2004 N = 8 (%) | |
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Primary therapy for gonorrhea | ||
Ciprofloxacin | 0 | 2 (25) |
Cefixime | 3 (21) | 0 |
Ceftriaxone | 9 (64) | 5 (63) |
Other | 2 (14) | 0 |
None | 0 | 1 (12) |
Primary therapy for chlamydia | ||
Azithromycin | 10 (72) | 7 (88) |
Doxycycline | 1 (7) | 1 (12) |
None | 3 (21) | 0 |
Recent use of antimicrobial agent* | ||
Yes | 2 (14) | 1 (12) |
No | 9 (64) | 6 (76) |
Unknown | 3 (21) | 1 (12) |
Illicit drug use | ||
Yes | 3 (21) | 1 (12) |
No | 8 (57) | 6 (76) |
Unknown | 3 (21) | 1 (12) |
Recent travel† | ||
Yes | 2 (14) | 0 |
No | 12 (86) | 7 (88) |
Unknown | 0 | 1 (12) |
HIV status | ||
Positive | 1 (7) | 2 (25) |
Negative | 13 (93) | 6 (75) |
Sex partner illicit drug use | ||
Yes | 3 (21) | 2 (25) |
No | 5 (36) | 3 (38) |
Unknown | 6 (43) | 3 (37) |
Sex partner history of travel† | ||
Yes | 1 (7) | 0 (0) |
No | 10 (72) | 5 (63) |
Unknown | 3 (21) | 3 (37) |
Sex partner recent antimicrobial use* | ||
Yes | 1 (7) | 0 (0) |
No | 7 (50) | 5 (63) |
Unknown | 6 (43) | 3 (37) |
*Has the patient/sex partner used antimicrobial agents in the last 60 days?
†Has the sex partner traveled outside the United States (or to Hawaii) in the last 60 days?