Antimicrobial susceptibilities of group B streptococci isolated from patients with invasive disease: 10-year perspective.
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چکیده
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of 192 group B streptococcal isolates from patients with invasive disease demonstrated that 31 (16%) were resistant to erythromycin and 17 (9%) were resistant to clindamycin. One isolate demonstrated high-level resistance to streptomycin, but none was highly resistant to gentamicin. Erythromycin and clindamycin are no longer reliable empirical alternatives to penicillin for the treatment and prevention of group B streptococcal infections.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 45 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001