Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Invasive Group B Streptococcal Isolates

• প্রধান লেখক: Mei L. Castor (লেখক), Cynthia G. Whitney (লেখক), Kathryn Como-Sabetti (লেখক), Richard R. Facklam (লেখক), Patricia Ferrieri (লেখক), Joanne M. Bartkus (লেখক), Billie A. Juni (লেখক), Paul R. Cieslak (লেখক), Monica M. Farley (লেখক), Nellie B. Dumas (লেখক), Stephanie J. Schrag (লেখক), Ruth Lynfield (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Hindawi Limited, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Antibiotics are used for both group B streptococcal (GBS) prevention and treatment. Active population-based surveillance for invasive GBS disease was conducted in four states during 1996-2003. Of 3813 case-isolates, 91.0% (3471) were serotyped, 77.1% (2937) had susceptibility testing, and 46.6% (347...