Retrospective Analysis of Drug Sensitivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Teaching Hospitals of South China

• Main Authors: Zhu B, Hu Y, Zhou X, Liu K, Wen W
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2021-06-01
• Series: Infection and Drug Resistance
• Subjects: drug sensitivity; neisseria gonorrhoeae; retrospective analysis
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/retrospective-analysis-of-drug-sensitivity-of-neisseria-gonorrhoeae-in-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR
• ISSN: 1178-6973

Bingming Zhu,1,* Yanqing Hu,2,3 Xianyi Zhou,2,3 Kangxing Liu,2,3,* Wangrong Wen,1 Yongxuan Hu2,3 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wangrong WenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax + 86 20 62784561Email [e-mail] HuDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, 183 West Zhongshan Road, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax + 86 20 62784560Email [e-mail]: The aim of this study was retrospective analysis of drug sensitivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in two teaching hospitals of South China. A total of 304 Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates obtained from patients in South China from 2016 to 2020 were evaluated. The MICs of penicillin, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone (CRO), cefepime, ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime and azithromycin (AZM) against the isolates were determined by the agar dilution method. Then, Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates were categorized into sensitive, moderately sensitive and resistant according to MICs. Also, β-lactamases were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis were determined by culture in liquid medium, and Chlamydia was detected by rapid antigen test. The result showed there was 50.99%, 20.72%, 9.87%, 14.47%, 86.84%, 7.57%, 6.91%, 11.18% resistance to penicillin, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime and azithromycin, respectively. Also, β-lactamase positivity was 53.29% and Chlamydia antigen positivity was 20.07%. Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis positivity was 11.84% and 6.25%, respectively. From 2016 to 2020, the resistant rate of ceftriaxone and azithromycin gradually increased. In conclusion, Southern China is among the area reporting gonococci with high-level resistance to AZM and CRO, so N. gonorrhoeae culture and drug sensitivity test will be vital for monitoring trends in antimicrobial resistance.Keywords: drug sensitivity, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, retrospective analysis