2004•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Resistance of Group B Streptococcus to Selected Antibiotics, Including Erythromycin and Clindamycin

Judith S. Heelan, Meredith E. Hasenbein, Alexander J. McAdam

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Resistance of group B streptococcus (GBS) to antibiotics, particularly erythromycin and clindamycin, was studied. Erythromycin resistance was present in 22% of GBS isolates, and these isolates were constitutively resistant, inducibly resistant, or sensitive to clindamycin. Erythromycin and clindamycin MICs were related to the presence of ermA, ermB, or mefA genes.

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Key concepts: Erythromycin, Clindamycin, Microbiology, Antibiotics, Streptococcus, Streptococcaceae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae