Molecular characterization of group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility recurrently isolated from a sacral decubitus ulcer
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First molecular characterization of group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility.
Group B streptococci (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) are the leading cause of neonatal invasive diseases and are also important pathogens for adults. Penicillins are the drugs of first choice for the treatment of GBS infections, since GBS have been regarded to be uniformly susceptible to penicillins so far. Here we characterize the first strains of GBS with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PR...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp374