Open AccessStreptococcus agalactiae: Identification methods, antimicrobial susceptibility, and resistance genes in pregnant women
Author(s) -
Fabrícia Almeida Fernandes Santana,
Taís Viana Lédo de Oliveira,
Marcelo Barreto de Souza Filho,
Lucas Santana Coelho da Silva,
Breno Bittencourt de Brito,
Fabrício Freire de Melo,
Cláudio Lima Souza,
Lucas Miranda Marques,
Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.3988
Subject(s) - streptococcus agalactiae , cefotaxime , clindamycin , erythromycin , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , penicillin , medicine , streptococcus , vancomycin , antibiotic resistance , agar diffusion test , agar , group b , chromogenic , antibiotics , biology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , chemistry , chromatography , genetics
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a normal component of the gastrointestinal and genital microbiota in humans and can lead to important infections in newborns.