Frequency of Antibiotic Resistance among Group BStreptococcusIsolated from Healthy College Students | Zendy

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Frequency of Antibiotic Resistance among Group BStreptococcusIsolated from Healthy College Students

Author(s) -

Shan D. Manning,

Mark D. Pearlman,

Patricia Tallman,

Carl L. Pierson,

Betsy Foxman

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/324588

Subject(s) - streptococcus agalactiae , erythromycin , medicine , clindamycin , streptococcus , group b , antibiotics , streptococcaceae , group a , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics

We report resistant rates to erythromycin and clindamycin among Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus) isolated from a random sample of healthy male and nonpregnant female college students. Observed resistance rates were twice as high as those reported among pregnant women from the same geographic area 2 years prior.

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