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Antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae recovered from newborns and pregnant women in Brazil.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2013
Souza Viviane C, Kegele Fabíola C O, Souza Selma R, Neves Felipe P G, de Paula Geraldo R, Barros Rosana R
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus agalactiae is known to be the major cause of neonatal infections and also causes complications during pregnancy. METHODS: One hundred and six strains of Streptococcus agalactiae recovered from clinical specimens of newborns (n = 18) and pregnant women (n = 88) were submitted to antimicrobial susceptibility testing and investigation of genetic determinants of macrolide resistance,...
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