Research Article

Molecular Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a Moroccan Area

Table 4

Distribution of the beta-lactamase-encoding and TetM-encoding plasmids among 149 NG samples positives.

PPNGNot PPNG
Asia plasmidToronto plasmidAsia/Toronto plasmidTotal
TRNG categoryN (%)P-value

TetM encoding American plasmid5 (38.5)7 (70.0)9 (69.2)21 (58.3)43 (38.1)0.4860.100
TetM encoding Dutch Plasmid0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (7.7)1 (2.8)4 (3.5)
No TetM encoding plasmid 8 (61.5)3 (30.0)3 (23.1)14 (38.9)66 (58.4)0.041
TetM encoding plasmid5 (38.5)7 (70.0)10 (76.9)22 (61.1)47 (41.6)

PPNG, penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae (plasmid-mediated); TRNG, tetracycline resistant N. gonorrhoeae (plasmid-mediated).