Isolation of group B Streptococcus with reduced β-lactam susceptibility from pregnant women

Isolation of group B Streptococcus with reduced β-lactam susceptibility from pregnant women

β-Lactam antibiotics are first-line agents for the treatment and prevention of group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections. We previously reported clinical GBS isolates with reduced β-lactam susceptibility (GBS-RBS) and characterized them as harbouring amino acid substitutions in penicillin-binding prote...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Moroi, Kouji Kimura, Tomomi Kotani, Hiroyuki Tsuda, Hirotsugu Banno, Wanchun Jin, Jun-ichi Wachino, Keiko Yamada, Takashi Mitsui, Mamoru Yamashita, Fumitaka Kikkawa, Yoshichika Arakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Group B Streptococcus
GBS
Streptococcus agalactiae
pregnant women
reduced β-lactam susceptibility
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2018.1557987
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