Research Article

Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Invasive Group B Streptococcal Isolates

Table 1

Distribution of serotypes and resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin among invasive group B streptococcus isolates.

Serotyped isolates with susceptibility results
SerotypeSerotyped isolates TotalErythromycin-resistant Clindamycin-resistant
no. (%)*no. (%)no. (%)

( ) ( )( )

Ia, Ia/c835 (24.1)573112 (17)13 (4)
Ib, Ib/c296 (8.5)23137 (6)10 (3)
II, II/c357 (10.3)25568 (10)46 (15)
III, III/c680 (19.6)49678 (12)26 (9)
V, V/c951 (27.4)695293 (44)166 (55)
NT, NTc247 (7.1)17565 (10)30 (10)
Other**105 (3.0)12016 (2)10 (3)

*of isolates serotyped.**IV, IV/c, VI, VI/c, and VIII.