2018
DOI: 10.4322/2357-9730.85574
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Susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae to erythromycin and clindamycin in pregnant women in the prenatal screening

Abstract: Introduction: Group B streptococcus (GBS), or Streptococcus agalactiae, is a bacterium found in normal human microbiota. However, it may cause neonatal pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. Genital colonization in pregnant women is associated with a higher risk of preterm birth. The treatment of choice is antibiotic therapy with beta-lactams, but in the case of multidrug-resistance, erythromycin and clindamycin can be used. Methods:This study evaluated bacterial cultures in the period from 2014 to 2015 from a gro… Show more

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