Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women seen at the University Hospital of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women seen at the University Hospital of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

A retrospective study of pregnant women seen at the University Hospital of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil was performed to determine the prevalence of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) vaginal-rectal colonization, and the GBS susceptibility for antimicrobials used in intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis. A vagina...

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Main Authors: Ana Elisa Belotto Morguette, Renata Perugini Biasi-Garbin, Eliane Saori Otaguiri, Marcia Regina Eches Perugini, Marsileni Pelisson, Floristher Elaine Carrara-Marroni, Eliana Carolina Vespero, Renata Aparecida Belei, Gilselena Kerbauy, Jaqueline Dario Capobiango, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi, Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2018-07-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Subjects:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Colonization
Antimicrobial resistance
Prevalence.
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/30100

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http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/30100

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