Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta
BACKGROUND: Genital group B streptococcus (GBS) may be transmitted from a colonized mother to her infant if appropriate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is not given. A recent case of GBS neonatal sepsis occurred due to an erythromycin-intermediate strain after empirical use of this drug as intrap...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Genital group B streptococcus (GBS) may be transmitted from a colonized mother to her infant if appropriate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is not given. A recent case of GBS neonatal sepsis occurred due to an erythromycin-intermediate strain after empirical use of this drug as intrapartum prophylaxis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6893b80754a49179d9f17bb265cc4d32025-08-20T03:23:42ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-0123312112410.1155/2012/876103Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, AlbertaDeirdre Church0Julie Carson1Dan Gregson2Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, CanadaDivision of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, CanadaDivision of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, CanadaBACKGROUND: Genital group B streptococcus (GBS) may be transmitted from a colonized mother to her infant if appropriate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is not given. A recent case of GBS neonatal sepsis occurred due to an erythromycin-intermediate strain after empirical use of this drug as intrapartum prophylaxis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/876103 |
| spellingShingle | Deirdre Church Julie Carson Dan Gregson Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta |
| title_full | Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta |
| title_fullStr | Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta |
| title_full_unstemmed | Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta |
| title_short | Point Prevalence Study of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Genital Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Near-Term Pregnant Women in Calgary, Alberta |
| title_sort | point prevalence study of antibiotic susceptibility of genital group b streptococcus isolated from near term pregnant women in calgary alberta |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/876103 |
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