Practical Disk Diffusion Test for Detecting Group B Streptococcus with Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility
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Practical disk diffusion test for detecting group B streptococcus with reduced penicillin susceptibility.
Although group B streptococcus (GBS) has been considered to be uniformly susceptible to beta-lactams, the presence of GBS with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) was recently confirmed genetically. We developed a feasible and reliable method for screening PRGBS in clinical microbiology laboratories using a combination of ceftibuten, oxacillin, and ceftizoxime disks.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00026-10