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- Title
In vitro resistance to macrolides and clindamycin by Group B Streptococcus isolated from pregnant and nonpregnant women.
- Authors
Lambiase, Antonietta; Agangi, Annalisa; Del Pezzo, Mariassunta; Quaglia, Filomena; Testa, Antonio; Rossano, Fabio; Martinelli, Pasquale; Catania, Maria Rosaria
- Abstract
Despite the introduction of screening bases intrapartum prophylaxis, Streptococcus agalactiae is still an important etiological agent of perinatal infections. The increasing rate of resistance and the differences in resistance pattern among countries suggest that a program of surveillance at the institutional level is important in determining optimal prophylaxis. In contrast, knowledge on GBS epidemiology in Italy is limited, and no data are available in the Southern region of the country. We sought to determine the occurrence of resistance to macrolides and clindamycin of GBS isolates in pregnant and nonpregnant women.
- Publication
Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology, 2012, Vol 2012, p913603
- ISSN
1098-0997
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/913603