Genomic investigation of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from Gambian women and newborns following an oral dose of intra-partum azithromycin | Zendy

Abdoulie Bojang | Zendy; Sarah L. Baines | Zendy; Liam Donovan | Zendy; Romain Guérillot | Zendy; Kerrie Stevens | Zendy; Charlie Higgs | Zendy; Christian Bottomley | Zendy; Ousman Secka | Zendy; Mark B. Schultz | Zendy; Anders Gonçalves da Silva | Zendy; Torsten Seemann | Zendy; Timothy P. Stinear | Zendy; Anna Roca | Zendy; Benjamin P. Howden | Zendy

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Genomic investigation of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from Gambian women and newborns following an oral dose of intra-partum azithromycin

Author(s) -

Abdoulie Bojang,

Sarah L. Baines,

Liam Donovan,

Romain Guérillot,

Kerrie Stevens,

Charlie Higgs,

Christian Bottomley,

Ousman Secka,

Mark B. Schultz,

Anders Gonçalves da Silva,

Torsten Seemann,

Timothy P. Stinear,

Anna Roca,

Benjamin P. Howden

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkz341

Subject(s) - azithromycin , staphylococcus aureus , population , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , drug resistance , biology , virology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , environmental health

Oral azithromycin given during labour reduces carriage of bacteria responsible for neonatal sepsis, including Staphylococcus aureus. However, there is concern that this may promote drug resistance.

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