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Antibiotic resistance patterns among group B Streptococcus isolates: implications for antibiotic prophylaxis for early-onset neonatal sepsis

Published inSchweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, vol. 143, w13778
Publication date2013
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STUDY/PRINCIPLES: Antibiotic prophylaxis of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) positive women during labour reduces the risk of early-onset neonatal sepsis. Penicillin is the first choice, and clindamycin and erythromycin are second choices for penicillin-allergic women. Resistance to these antibiotics is rising. The aims of this study were to evaluate the rates of clindamycin and erythromycin resistance among GBS-positive isolates cultures from pregnant women in the University Hospital of Geneva and to evaluate the legitimacy of new Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for our context.

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CAPANNA, Federica et al. Antibiotic resistance patterns among group B Streptococcus isolates: implications for antibiotic prophylaxis for early-onset neonatal sepsis. In: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 2013, vol. 143, p. w13778. doi: 10.4414/smw.2013.13778
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