An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
February 26th, 2009
Meningococcal Resistance to Ciprofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis has now been documented in the United States. Here’s a nice summary in Journal Watch, with two different perspectives. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised, but it did take a while. (At least compared to that other famous neisseria-bug, Neisseria gonorrhoeae.) Oh well. Why is this important? As every practicing ID doc/primary care provider/public health […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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