Prevalence of ermB, ermTR and mefA/B gene classes among erythromycine resistant group B streptococcus isolates collected in Belgium

Background: Emergence of erythromycin (Er) and clindamycin (C) resistance (R) observed in GBS, is currently becoming recognized. Methods: Clinical isolates were obtained from a Belgian surveillance for invasive GBS disease in newborns and adults in 1996-1998 (N1=235) and from consecutive specimens submitted, during 1999-2000, to the University hospital of Liege (N2=165). MICs of Er were determined buy using Etest® strip (interpretive criteria of NCCLS). Furthermore, for the ErR isolates, the inducible (iMLS), constitutive (cMLS) and M phenotypes were assessed by disk diffusion and by a double-... Mehr ...