Typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by phenotypic and genotypic techniques in New Delhi, India

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to investigate gonococcal isolates using phenotypic and genotypic methods. METHODOLOGY: Sixty gonococcal isolates obtained were examined. Strains were divided into 9 resistant phenotypes: Chromosomally mediated penicillin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CMRNGP), penicillinase-producing NG (PPNG), chromosomally mediated tetracycline-resistant NG (CMRNGT), TRNG, PPNG and TRNG, CMRNGPT, quinolone...