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[Streptococcus agalactiae increase in resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin in vaginal-anal colonization in third quarter of pregnancy in one decade of universal screening].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Aug 2011
Abarzúa Fernando, Arias Alejandra, García Patricia, Ralph Constanza, Cerda Jaime, Riedel Ingrid, Gárate Cynthia
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INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is the main causative agent of early perinatal sepsis. The acquisition of prevention policies has led to frequent use of intrapartum antibiotics. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is indispensable for defining drugs of choice and alternatives for such prophylaxis. OBJECTIVES: To determine the evolution of antimicrobial resistance of GBS from maternal...
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