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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar;156(3):501-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.048. Epub 2010 Jan 13.

Clindamycin-resistant group B Streptococcus and failure of intrapartum prophylaxis to prevent early-onset disease

Anne J Blaschke  1 , Laurie S Pulver, E Kent Korgenski, Lucy A Savitz, Judy A Daly, Carrie L Byington
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Clindamycin-resistant group B Streptococcus and failure of intrapartum prophylaxis to prevent early-onset disease

Anne J Blaschke et al. J Pediatr. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Guidelines recommend intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) for parturient women who have a screen positive for group B Streptococcus (GBS). Clindamycin should be used for IAP only if the maternal GBS isolate is susceptible. We report a case of clindamycin-resistant GBS disease in a newborn infant whose mother received clindamycin IAP, and we review clindamycin susceptibility testing.

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