Macrolide-resistance, capsular genotyping and associated factors of group B Streptococci colonized pregnant women in Isfahan, Iran

CONCLUSION: In the present study, the prevalence of GBS was in the medium range. Resistance to key antibiotic agents was relatively high. Also, capsular serotype Ib was the predominant serotype, which emphasizes the importance of monitoring the molecular typing of the GBS isolates regularly.PMID:34540153 | PMC:PMC8408030 | DOI:10.18502/ijm.v13i2.5979

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - September 20, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Soodabeh Rostami Leila Moeineddini Fereshteh Ghandehari Marzieh Rahim Khorasani Parisa Shoaei Nasim Ebrahimi Source Type: research