TY - JOUR
T1 - Practical disk diffusion test for detecting group B streptococcus with reduced penicillin susceptibility
AU - Kimura, Kouji
AU - Wachino, Jun Ichi
AU - Kurokawa, Hiroshi
AU - Suzuki, Satowa
AU - Yamane, Kunikazu
AU - Shibata, Naohiro
AU - Arakawa, Yoshichika
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Although group B streptococcus (GBS) has been considered to be uniformly susceptible to β-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.
AB - Although group B streptococcus (GBS) has been considered to be uniformly susceptible to β-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.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02063-08
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02063-08
M3 - Article
C2 - 19812274
AN - SCOPUS:71549167993
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 47
SP - 4154
EP - 4157
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 12
ER -