Conjunctivitis Caused by a Strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae That Was Less Susceptible to Ceftriaxone

Akira Iwata; Ken Shimuta; Makoto Ohnishi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7656

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Conjunctivitis Caused by a Strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae That Was Less Susceptible to Ceftriaxone

Akira Iwata, Ken Shimuta, Makoto Ohnishi

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Keywords: conjunctivitis, ceftriaxone-less susceptible, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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2017 Volume 56 Issue 11 Pages 1443-1445

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7656

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Abstract

A 20-year-old man presented with bilateral ocular discharge and conjunctival injection. An ocular culture revealed Neisseria gonorrhoeae with decreased susceptibility to multiple drugs, including ceftriaxone. The patient was successfully treated with doxycycline (100 mg), which was administered orally, twice a day, for 7 days.

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