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Genetic heterogeneity of group b streptococci isolated from Romanian pregnant women.
Roumanian archives of microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Codruţa-Romaniţa Usein, Mariana-Silvia Creţoiu, Vasilica Ungureanu, Maria Ghiţă, Anca Petrini, Monica Străuţ
Abstract excerpt
Although testing for group B streptococcus (GBS) carriage is mandatory during pregnancy, the laboratory data regarding the characteristics of GBS circulating strains among Romanian female population are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity of 39 GBS isolates originating from the vaginal microbiota of pregnant women. All the isolates were susceptible to penicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, and...
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