Penicillin-susceptible group B streptococcal clinical isolates with reduced cephalosporin susceptibility

Noriyuki Nagano, Yukiko Nagano, Masami Toyama, Kouji Kimura, Keigo Shibayama, Yoshichika Arakawa

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Abstract

We characterized penicillin-susceptible group B streptococcal (PSGBS) clinical isolates exhibiting no growth inhibition zone around a ceftibuten disk (CTBr PSGBS). The CTBr PSGBS isolates, for which augmented MICs of cefaclor and ceftizoxime were found, shared a T394A substitution in penicillin-binding protein 2X (PBP 2X) and a T567I substitution in PBP 2B, together with an additional G429S substitution in PBP 2X or a T145A substitution in PBP 1A, although the T145A substitution in the transglycosidase domain of PBP 1A would have no effect on the level of resistance to ceftibuten.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3406-3410
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume52
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 09-2014
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Microbiology (medical)

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