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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging microbes & infections 2019-01, Vol.8 (1), p.2-7
Hauptverfasser:	Moroi, Hiroaki, Kimura, Kouji, Kotani, Tomomi, Tsuda, Hiroyuki, Banno, Hirotsugu, Jin, Wanchun, Wachino, Jun-ichi, Yamada, Keiko, Mitsui, Takashi, Yamashita, Mamoru, Kikkawa, Fumitaka, Arakawa, Yoshichika
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amino acids GBS Group B Streptococcus Penicillin pregnant women reduced β-lactam susceptibility Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus infections
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