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Nosocomial spread of multidrug-resistant group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility belonging to clonal complex 1
29 Dec 2011
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BACKGROUND: Multiple group B Streptococcus (GBS) isolates with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) were recovered from several patients, hence a probable nosocomial transmission of PRGBS in a hospital setting was suspected. METHODS: Ten PRGBS recovered from eight patients in a general hospital were characterized. Sequence analysis of genes for penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) and quinolone...
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