Figures of penicillinase - producing neisseria gonorrhoeae at the Institute of Dermato-venereology, Hanoi, from 1992 to 2001

ABSTRACT

From 1992 to 2001, penicillin resistance of betalactamase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae was supervised by Institute of Dermato-Venereology. Results: the rate of penicillin-resistant gonococcal strains was highest in1995 (about 76%), and in 1996 (73.11%), especially in 3 years (1999-2001) this rate decreased significantly 51.3%, 47.10%, and 35.54%, respectively