Reduced penicillin susceptibility of group B Streptococcus: an assessment of emergence in Grampian, Scotland

Br J Biomed Sci. 2016;73(1):25-7. doi: 10.1080/09674845.2016.1144550. Epub 2016 Mar 11.

Authors

K Cooper¹, F Abbott¹, I M Gould¹

Affiliation

¹ a NHS Grampian Department of Medical Microbiology , Aberdeen Royal Infirmary , Aberdeen , Scotland.

PMID: 27182673
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2016.1144550

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Humans
Penicillins / therapeutic use*
Predictive Value of Tests
Scotland / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus agalactiae / drug effects*
Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification
Streptococcus agalactiae / pathogenicity
Time Factors

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillins