Table 1: In Vitro Activities of Selected Antimicrobials against Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Table 2: Aggregated Results of Clinical Trials
Table 3: Quinolone Resistance in Strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated in Asia and Oceania in 1999, 2001, and 2003

Table 4: Recommended Regimens for the Treatment of Gonococcal Infections in the United States

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Authors

John S. Moran, MD, MPH, Andreas Tietz, M.D. Timothy A. Mietzner, PhD

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