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. 1998 Jun;42(6):1517-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.42.6.1517.

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of group B streptococci isolated between 1992 and 1996 from patients with bacteremia or meningitis

M Fernandez  1 , M E Hickman, C J Baker
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of group B streptococci isolated between 1992 and 1996 from patients with bacteremia or meningitis

M Fernandez et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

In vitro testing of 229 group B streptococcal isolates from a variety of patients with invasive infections indicated uniform penicillin G susceptibility. However, 17 (7.4%) isolates were resistant to erythromycin and 8 (3.4%) were resistant to clindamycin. These results support the continued use of penicillin G as the drug of choice for the treatment and prevention of group B streptococcal disease.

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