ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY – DETECTION OF ELEVATED MICs TO PENICILLINS IN β- HAEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI
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This specimen was designated as a sample “from a skin wound” that was to be cultured, identified to species level and susceptibility tested [1-3]. The culture contained a Streptococcus agalactiae (serogroup B) often associated with cutaneous infections and serious invasive perinatal/neonatal infections [4]. This strain has several antimicrobial resistances (discussed below) and was distributed by API to survey participants as an Educational Sample (ES) challenge and susceptibility test sample. Participant grading was not performed.
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