Frequency of antimicrobial resistance among invasive and colonizing Group B Streptococcal isolates

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Group B <it>Streptococcus </it>(GBS) remains susceptible to penicillin, however, resistance to second-line antimicrobials, clindamycin and erythromycin, has increased since 1996. We describe the age-specific antibiotic susceptibility prof...

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Main Authors: Marrs Carl F, Manning Shannon D, Tallman Patricia A, DeBusscher Joan H, Borchardt Stephanie M, Kurzynski Terrence A, Foxman Betsy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/57