[Phenotypes and mechanisms of resistance to macrolides and lincosamides in Streptococcus agalactiae isolates with clinical significance in an eight-year period (2002-2010)].

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INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus agalactiae is the most prevalent agent of invasive disease in the newborn (sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis), as well as an important cause of puerperal fever, urinary tract infection and surgical site infection. The aim of our study was to know the evolution of macrolide and lincosamide resistance in this microorganism. METHODS: Resistance phenotypes were established according to the...

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