Surveillance of group B streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome in nonpregnant adults and characterization of the strains in Japan.

Abstract:

:Nine group B streptococci (GBS) strains were isolated from five toxic shock-like syndrome cases of nonpregnant adults in Japan from 2001 to 2005. All of them were identified as Streptococcus agalactiae. The serotypes of these strains were Ib, III, V, and VII. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that the patterns of the strains isolated from the different patients were variable. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests showed that all of the strains were susceptible to penicillin G, ampicillin, cefotaxime, clindamycin, and telithromycin. One strain showed intermediate resistance to erythromycin.

journal_name

Jpn J Infect Dis

authors

Chang B,Ikebe T,Wada A,Ogata K,Tomita M,Katsukawa C,Kawahara R,Suzuki R,Endo M,Isobe J,Tanaka D,Hirasawa K,Watanabe H,Working Group for Streptococci in Japan.

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-06-01 00:00:00

pages

182-5

issue

3

eissn

1344-6304

issn

1884-2836

journal_volume

59

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