Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Serotyping, and Molecular Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Pregnant Women with a History of Abortion

• Main Authors: Siamak HEIDARZADEH (Author), Mohammad Reza POURMAND (Author), Saeedeh HASANVAND (Author), Reyhaneh PIRJANI (Author), Davoud AFSHAR (Author), Matina NOORI (Author), Mohammad Mehdi SOLTAN DALLAL (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Listeria monocytogenes show high mortality among pregnant women and newborns. This study aimed to detect L. monocytogenes in pregnant women with a history of abortion and assess the serotypes, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, and its resistance genes. Methods: Overall, 400 vaginal swa...