Invasive group B streptococcal infections in adults, France (2007-2010)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1587-1589

  Tazi, A ^a,b,c,d   Morand, P C ^a,b,c,d   Reglier Poupet H ^a,c,d   Dmytruk, N ^a,e   Billoet A ^a   Antona, D ^f   Trieu Cuot, P ^e   Poyart, C ^a,b,c,d  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Capsular serotype; GBS; Invasive infections; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; POLYSACCHARIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE, STREPTOCCAL GROUP B TYPE V;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PERITONITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BONE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; JOINT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BONE AND BONES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053052855     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03628.x     Document Type: Article

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