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

Bin Chang; Tadayoshi Ikebe; Akihito Wada; Kikuyo Ogata; Masaaki Tomita; Chihiro Katsukawa; Ryuji Kawahara; Rieko Suzuki; Miyoko Endo; Junko Isobe; Daisuke Tanaka; Kyoko Hirasawa; Haruo Watanabe

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

Bin Chang, Tadayoshi Ikebe, Akihito Wada, Kikuyo Ogata, Masaaki Tomita, Chihiro Katsukawa, Ryuji Kawahara, Rieko Suzuki, Miyoko Endo, Junko Isobe, Daisuke Tanaka, Kyoko Hirasawa, Haruo Watanabe^*

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Department of Natural and Environmental Science

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	182-185
Number of pages	4
Journal	Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	59
Issue number	3
State	Published - 2006

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

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