| Title | Practical Disk Diffusion Test for Detecting Group B Streptococcus with Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility. | | Author(s) | Kimura K, Wachino JI, Kurokawa H, Suzuki S, Yamane K, Shibata N, Arakawa Y | | Source | J Clin Microbiol 2009 Oct 7. | | Abstract | Although group B streptococcus (GBS) has been considered to be uniformly susceptible to beta-lactams, the presence of GBS with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) was recently confirmed genetically. We developed a feasible and reliable method for screening PRGBS in clinical microbiology laboratories using a combination of ceftibuten, oxacillin, and ceftizoxime disks. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19812274 |
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