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Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles in Streptococcus agalactiae colonizing strains: association of erythromycin resistance with subtype III-1 genetic clone family.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Florindo C, Viegas S, Paulino A, Rodrigues E, Gomes J P, Borrego M J
Abstract excerpt
Knowledge of the epidemiology of Streptococcus agalactiae in Portugal is limited: therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the carriage rate of S. agalactiae among Portuguese women of reproductive age and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance, as well as to perform a molecular characterization of the clinical isolates. S. agalactiae was recovered from 6.2% of 4269 women during the period 2005–2007,...
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