In Vitro Resistance to Macrolides and Clindamycin by Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women

• Main Authors: Antonietta Lambiase (Author), Annalisa Agangi (Author), Mariassunta Del Pezzo (Author), Filomena Quaglia (Author), Antonio Testa (Author), Fabio Rossano (Author), Pasquale Martinelli (Author), Maria Rosaria Catania (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Despite the introduction of screening bases intrapartum prophylaxis, Streptococcus agalactiae is still an important etiological agent of perinatal infections. The increasing rate of resistance and the differences in resistance pattern among countries suggest that a program of surveillanc...