[Antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae strains in Monastir]. / Sensibilité aux antibiotiques des souches de Streptococcus agalactiae à Monastir.
Med Mal Infect
; 37(11): 734-7, 2007 Nov.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17459635
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae strains in Monastir (Tunisia).METHOD:
This retrospective study included 300 strains of S. agalactiae from several pathological samples collected at the Monastir Fattouma Borguiba Hospital. The identification was based on conventional bacteriological features. Serogrouping was performed using agglutination tests. The susceptibility to antibiotics was studied according to the Antibiogram Committee of the French Society of Microbiology recommendations.RESULTS:
S. agalactiae was mainly isolated from patients with vaginal infections (31.3%) and urinary tract infections (24.7%). All strains were susceptible to penicillin G. Resistance was mostly observed to erythromycin (38.5%) and lincomycin (36.6%). 6.5% were highly resistant to kanamycin and 0.6% to gentamicin.CONCLUSION:
Penicillin remains the most effective antibiotic, but resistance to other antibiotics is emerging. This justifies the routine studying of antimicrobial susceptibility in S. agalactiae stains.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Estreptocócicas
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Med Mal Infect
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tunísia