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Resistance trends in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in southwestern Ohio.
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Abstract
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains originated in Eastern Asia in the 1980s; first appeared in United States during the early 1990 s in Hawaii, and subsequently spread to California and the continental US shortly after 2000. In 2007, the CDC recommended that fluoroquinolones should not be used as first-line therapy and recommended monitoring local resistance patterns to guide treatment recommendations. The Public Health-Dayton and Montgomery County STD Clinic tested N. gonorrhoeae isolates in 1996, 2001 and since 2006 to monitor susceptibility trends in the region.