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Trends in serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of group B streptococci isolated in Korea

Authors
 Yunsop Chong  ;  Kyungwon Lee  ;  Jeong Won Shin  ;  Yunsop Chong  ;  Hiroshige Mikamo 
Citation
 Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, Vol.6(2) : 93-97, 2000 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
ISSN
 1341-321X 
Issue Date
2000
MeSH
Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology* ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Erythromycin/pharmacology* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Serotyping/trends ; Streptococcal Infections/microbiology ; Streptococcus agalactiae/classification ; Streptococcus agalactiae/drug effects* ; Streptococcus agalactiae/isolation & purification ; Streptococcus pyogenes/drug effects ; Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification ; Tetracyclines ; Urinary Tract Infections/microbiology*
Keywords
Group B streptococci ; Serotype ; Antimicrobial susceptibility
Abstract
Studies of group B streptococci (GBS) have been limited in Korea, despite the necessity for such studies because of the increase in serious adult infections, the emergence of new serotypes, and the increase of resistance to certain antibiotics. In this study, trends in serotypes of GBS isolated in Korea were compared to determine any changes and emergence of new types, while antimicrobial susceptibility was tested and compared with that of group A streptococci (GAS). It was found that the most frequent infections caused by GBS were of the urinary tract, but other severe infections also occurred not only in newborns but also in adults. The prevalent serotypes were still Ia, Ib, and III, while new serotypes, VI and VIII, also emerged. GBS were susceptible to beta-lactam antibiotics, but were much less so than GAS. The resistance rates to erythromycin and tetracycline were much higher than those in other countries, suggesting that these antibiotics are no longer very useful in Korea for the treatment of GBS infections.
Full Text
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1341321X00713195
DOI
10.1007/s101560000018
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Kyungwon(이경원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3788-2134
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/171705
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