First Case in Korea of Group B Streptococcus With Reduced Penicillin Susceptibility Harboring Amino Acid Substitutions in Penicillin-Binding Protein 2X

Ann Lab Med. 2019 Jul;39(4):414-416. doi: 10.3343/alm.2019.39.4.414.

Authors

Ahram Yi¹, Chang Ki Kim², Kouji Kimura³, Yoshichika Arakawa³, Mina Hur⁴, Yeo Min Yun⁴, Hee Won Moon⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Green Cross Laboratories, Yongin, Korea.
² Seoul Clinical Laboratories, Yongin, Korea.
³ Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hannasis@hanmail.net.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amino Acid Substitution
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Penicillin-Binding Proteins / genetics*
Penicillins / pharmacology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / chemistry
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / metabolism
Republic of Korea
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus agalactiae / drug effects
Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification
Streptococcus agalactiae / metabolism*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Penicillins
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S