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. 2004 Mar;42(3):1263-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1263-1264.2004.

Resistance of group B streptococcus to selected antibiotics, including erythromycin and clindamycin

Judith S Heelan  1 , Meredith E Hasenbein, Alexander J McAdam
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Resistance of group B streptococcus to selected antibiotics, including erythromycin and clindamycin

Judith S Heelan et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Resistance of group B streptococcus (GBS) to antibiotics, particularly erythromycin and clindamycin, was studied. Erythromycin resistance was present in 22% of GBS isolates, and these isolates were constitutively resistant, inducibly resistant, or sensitive to clindamycin. Erythromycin and clindamycin MICs were related to the presence of ermA, ermB, or mefA genes.

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