TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of multidrug-resistant group b streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility forming small non-beta-hemolytic colonies on sheep blood agar plates
AU - Banno, Hirotsugu
AU - Kimura, Kouji
AU - Tanaka, Yosuke
AU - Kitanaka, Hiromitsu
AU - Jin, Wanchun
AU - Wachino, Jun Ichi
AU - Yamada, Keiko
AU - Shibayama, Keigo
AU - Arakawaa, Yoshichika
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - We isolated and characterized three multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) that formed small non-beta-hemolytic colonies on sheep blood agar plates but grew well on chocolate agar plates. They can be overlooked in the bacterial identification step, leading to clinical misdiagnosis and treatment failure.
AB - We isolated and characterized three multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) that formed small non-beta-hemolytic colonies on sheep blood agar plates but grew well on chocolate agar plates. They can be overlooked in the bacterial identification step, leading to clinical misdiagnosis and treatment failure.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.00226-14
DO - 10.1128/JCM.00226-14
M3 - Article
C2 - 24622103
AN - SCOPUS:84901659532
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 52
SP - 2169
EP - 2171
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 6
ER -