Antibiotic resistance patterns among group B Streptococcus isolates: implications for antibiotic prophylaxis for early-onset neonatal sepsis

Antibiotic resistance patterns among group B Streptococcus isolates: implications for antibiotic prophylaxis for early-onset neonatal sepsis

STUDY/PRINCIPLES: Antibiotic prophylaxis of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) positive women during labour reduces the risk of early-onset neonatal sepsis. Penicillin is the first choice, and clindamycin and erythromycin are second choices for penicillin-allergic women. Resistance to these antibiotic...

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Main Authors: Federica Capanna, Stephane Paul Emonet, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Olivier Patrick Irion, Jacques Schrenzel, Begoña Martinez de Tejada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2013-03-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
antibiotic prophylaxis
antibiotic resistance
early-onset neonatal sepsis
group B Streptococcus
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1669

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