Chisholm, Stephanie A High-level azithromycin resistance occurs in Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a result of a single point mutation in the 23S rRNA genes. [electronic resource] - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Sep 2010 - 3812-6 p. digital Publication Type: Journal Article ISSN: 1098-6596 Standard No.: 10.1128/AAC.00309-10 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacologyAzithromycin--pharmacologyBacterial Proteins--geneticsDrug Resistance, Bacterial--geneticsNeisseria gonorrhoeae--drug effectsPoint Mutation--geneticsPolymerase Chain ReactionPromoter Regions, Genetic--geneticsRNA, Ribosomal, 23S--geneticsRepressor Proteins--genetics