Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta

BACKGROUND: Genital group B streptococcus (GBS) may be transmitted from a colonized mother to her infant if appropriate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is not given. A recent case of GBS neonatal sepsis occurred due to an erythromycin-intermediate strain after empirical use of this drug as intrap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Deirdre Church, Julie Carson, Dan Gregson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/876103