Frequent resistance of clinical group B streptococci isolates to clindamycin and erythromycin

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 258-261

  Pearlman, Mark D ^a   Pierson, Carl L ^a   Faix, Roger G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ADULT; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0032145631     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00155-0     Document Type: Article

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