title: Surveillance of group B streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome in nonpregnant adults and characterization of the strains in Japan.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tadayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikebe
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Kikuyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katsukawa
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*