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Group B streptococcal disease in nonpregnant patients: Emergence of highly resistant strains of serotype Ib in Taiwan in 2006 to 2008

  • Ying Hsiang Wang
  • , Lin Hui Su
  • , Jiun Nun Hou
  • , Tsung Han Yang
  • , Tzou Yien Lin
  • , Chishih Chu*
  • , Cheng Hsun Chiu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chang Gung University
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • National Chiayi University

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Abstract

Among the 228 group B Streptococcus (GBS) isolates recovered in 2006 to 2008, higher resistance to erythromycin (58.3%) and clindamycin (57.9%) was found in isolates with certain resistance phenotypes. Serotype Ib isolates (24.6%) were the second most prevalent serotype, next to serotype V (29.4%), and showed the highest resistance rates to erythromycin (91.0%) and clindamycin (82.1%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2571-2574
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume48
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 07 2010

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