Antibiotic resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoea in Curaçao.

Beta lactamase producing Neisseria gonorrhoea strains are only occasionally found in Curaçao; of the non beta lactamase producing strains isolated from civilians a high percentage was moderately to highly resistant to penicillin and moderately resistant to tetracyclin. These percentages were even high in the case of gonococcal strains isolated from prostitutes. Strains which are resistant to spectinomycin were not found.

A case of a double infection with Salmonella typhi and Campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni.

A case of a double infection with Salmonella typhi and Campylobacter subspecies jejuni proven by isolation and serology is reported. The patient was effectively treated with erythromycin and chloramphenicol.