Variations in antibiotic susceptibility of group B Streptococcus in Japanese women: A long-term population-based cohort study

• Main Authors: Yousuke Gomi (Author), Liangcheng Wang (Author), Hisashi Matsushima (Author), Ayaka Kawabe (Author), Atsuko Kikugawa (Author), Akiyoshi Takagi (Author), Kenichi Kuromaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To investigate the long-term antibiotic susceptibility of group B Streptococcus (GBS) present in the vagina. Materials and methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study was performed. A total of 19,899 women who underwent vaginal swab examination between 2005 and 2017 was enrolle...