Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital
BACKGROUND: Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) is recommended for pregnant women who test positive for group B Streptococcus (GBS) in their genitourinary tract to prevent GBS-induced neonatal sepsis. Penicillin G is used as the primary antibiotic, and clindamycin or erythromycin as the seconda...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) is recommended for pregnant women who test positive for group B Streptococcus (GBS) in their genitourinary tract to prevent GBS-induced neonatal sepsis. Penicillin G is used as the primary antibiotic, and clindamycin or erythromycin as the secondary, if allergies exist. Decreased susceptibility to penicillin G has occasionally been reported; however, clindamycin and erythromycin resistance is on the rise and is causing concern over the use of clindamycin and erythromycin IAP. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44dfdfabf4414954baa58d4bc0c14a502025-02-03T01:28:15ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-0123419619810.1155/2012/540127Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian HospitalKevin Sherman0Sue Whitehead1Edith Blondel-Hill2Ken Wagner3Naowarat Cheeptham4Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, CanadaDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, CanadaDepartment of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, CanadaBACKGROUND: Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) is recommended for pregnant women who test positive for group B Streptococcus (GBS) in their genitourinary tract to prevent GBS-induced neonatal sepsis. Penicillin G is used as the primary antibiotic, and clindamycin or erythromycin as the secondary, if allergies exist. Decreased susceptibility to penicillin G has occasionally been reported; however, clindamycin and erythromycin resistance is on the rise and is causing concern over the use of clindamycin and erythromycin IAP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/540127 |
| spellingShingle | Kevin Sherman Sue Whitehead Edith Blondel-Hill Ken Wagner Naowarat Cheeptham Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital |
| title_full | Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital |
| title_short | Penicillin Susceptibility and Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolates from a Canadian Hospital |
| title_sort | penicillin susceptibility and macrolide lincosamide streptogramin b resistance in group b streptococcus isolates from a canadian hospital |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/540127 |
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