Group B Streptococcus highly resistant to gentamicin
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Group B Streptococcus highly resistant to gentamicin.
Sir, Antibiotic resistance in the group B Streptococcus (GBS) is not widely appreciated and many clinical laboratories do not undertake full antibiotic susceptibility tests of clinical isolates. However, antibiotic combinations such as a penicillin plus gentamicin are often used to manage severe GBS infection , exposing patients to enhanced risk of antibiotic-related toxicity whilst attempting ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkf090