TABLE 18. Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) -- Plasmid- and Chromosomally-mediated Antibiotic
Resistance by Site, 1991-1994*
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1991 | 1992
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Total Plasmid Chromosomal | Total Plasmid Chromosomal
CLINIC Isolates Resistance No. % Resistance No. % | Isolates Resistance No. % Resistance No. %
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Albuquerque, NM 152 7 4.6 10 6.6 | 123 1 0.8 12 9.8
Anchorage, AK 167 4 2.4 10 6.0 | 123 2 1.6 8 6.5
Atlanta, GA 240 69 28.8 46 19.2 | 236 65 27.5 42 17.8
Baltimore, MD 240 91 37.9 47 19.6 | 240 112 46.7 47 19.6
Birmingham, AL 240 93 38.8 40 16.7 | 240 54 22.5 61 25.4
Boston, MA 240 60 25.0 25 10.4 | 192 46 24.0 29 15.1
Cincinnati, OH 240 24 10.0 41 17.1 | 239 33 13.8 59 24.7
Cleveland, OH . . . . . | 240 13 5.4 19 7.9
Denver, CO 240 9 3.8 12 5.0 | 240 19 7.9 16 6.7
Fort Lewis, WA 169 15 8.9 20 11.8 | 119 2 1.7 20 16.8
Honolulu, HI 112 17 15.2 22 19.6 | 79 9 11.4 16 20.3
Kansas City, MO . . . . . | 240 22 9.2 6 2.5
Long Beach, CA 240 48 20.0 31 12.9 | 240 30 12.5 34 14.2
Minneapolis, MN . . . . . | . . . . .
Nassau County, NY 240 80 33.3 50 20.8 | 217 45 20.7 57 26.3
New Orleans, LA 238 74 31.1 42 17.6 | 200 68 34.0 43 21.5
Orange County, CA 220 51 23.2 21 9.5 | 240 60 25.0 30 12.5
Philadelphia, PA 234 68 29.1 35 15.0 | 235 48 20.4 80 34.0
Phoenix, AZ 240 21 8.8 14 5.8 | 233 32 13.7 25 10.7
Portland, OR 240 20 8.3 22 9.2 | 240 18 7.5 14 5.8
San Diego, CA 234 30 12.8 18 7.7 | 214 31 14.5 30 14.0
Seattle, WA 238 10 4.2 31 13.0 | 240 36 15.0 44 18.3
San Francisco, CA 240 56 23.3 21 8.8 | 240 32 13.3 11 4.6
St Louis, MO 240 42 17.5 11 4.6 | 240 28 11.7 14 5.8
San Antonio, TX 235 20 8.5 60 25.5 | 238 44 18.5 52 21.8
West Palm Beach, FL 239 74 31.0 81 33.9 | 240 107 44.6 78 32.5
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TOTAL 5118 983 19.2 710 13.9 | 5328 957 18.0 847 15.9
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1993 | 1994
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Total Plasmid Chromosomal | Total Plasmid Chromosomal
CLINIC Isolates Resistance No. % Resistance No. % | Isolates Resistance No. % Resistance No. %
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Albuquerque, NM 136 5 3.7 37 27.2 | 158 6 3.8 34 21.5
Anchorage, AK 122 8 6.6 3 2.5 | 171 0 0.0 3 1.8
Atlanta, GA 238 56 23.5 39 16.4 | 229 37 16.2 66 28.8
Baltimore, MD 240 78 32.5 33 13.8 | 244 43 17.6 44 18.0
Birmingham, AL 240 88 36.7 27 11.3 | 240 79 32.9 43 17.9
Boston, MA NR NR NR NR NR | NR NR NR NR NR
Cincinnati, OH 236 62 26.3 67 28.4 | 218 66 30.3 79 36.2
Cleveland, OH 240 19 7.9 19 7.9 | 240 37 15.4 45 18.8
Denver, CO 240 17 7.1 11 4.6 | 240 39 16.3 22 9.2
Fort Lewis, WA 143 11 7.7 25 17.5 | 78 3 3.8 12 15.4
Honolulu, HI 82 5 6.1 14 17.1 | 74 4 5.4 23 31.1
Kansas City, MO NR NR NR NR NR | 240 22 9.2 6 2.5
Long Beach, CA 236 24 10.2 34 14.4 | 214 43 20.1 18 8.4
Minneapolis, MN 240 43 17.9 31 12.9 | 240 12 5.0 25 10.4
Nassau County, NY 223 30 13.5 62 27.8 | 161 34 21.1 54 33.5
New Orleans, LA 180 31 17.2 37 20.6 | 210 42 20.0 57 27.1
Orange County, CA 223 49 22.0 26 11.7 | 201 47 23.4 13 6.5
Philadelphia, PA 234 22 9.4 52 22.2 | 228 19 8.3 69 30.3
Phoenix, AZ 240 23 9.6 29 12.1 | 228 9 3.9 17 7.5
Portland, OR 240 30 12.5 22 9.2 | 240 15 6.3 17 7.1
San Diego, CA 224 28 12.5 27 12.1 | 240 34 14.2 16 6.7
Seattle, WA 229 10 4.4 53 23.1 | 206 15 7.3 13 6.3
San Francisco, CA 240 29 12.1 18 7.5 | 240 25 10.4 27 11.3
St Louis, MO 135 9 6.7 6 4.4 | NR NR NR NR NR
San Antonio, TX 228 38 16.7 52 22.8 | 221 25 11.3 58 26.2
West Palm Beach, FL 237 47 19.8 79 33.3 | 239 60 25.1 45 18.8
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TOTAL 5265 792 15.0 810 15.4 | 5000 715 14.3 812 16.2
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* NR = Was not a GISP site.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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