Rapid Determination of Macrolide and Lincosamide Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Vaginal-Rectal Swabs

• Main Authors: Wilfred P. Dela Cruz (Author), Joann Y. Richardson (Author), Judith M. Broestler (Author), Jennifer A. Thornton (Author), Patrick J. Danaher (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. Our objective was to assess the ability of real-time PCR to predict in vitro resistance in isolates of group B streptococcus (GBS). Methods. The first real-time PCR assays for the genes known to confer resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin in GBS were developed. Three hundred and for...