Capsular serotype and antibiotic resistance of group B streptococci isolated from pregnant women in Ardabil, Iran

Iranian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 130-135

  Arzanlou, Mohsen ^b   Jannati, E ^a   Roshani, M ^b   Habibzadeh, S ^b   Rahimi, G ^b   Shapuri, R ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Group B streptococci; Serotype

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DISK DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 84870329461     PISSN: 20083289     EISSN: 20084447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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