A Case Report of Cerebral Meningitis Caused by Penicillin-Non-Susceptible Group B Streptococcus in an Immunocompromised Adult Patient

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Table 1 Antimicrobial Susceptibility of PRGBS Isolated in the Present Case. Drug Susceptibility Was Based on Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 2016

Antimicrobial Agents	MIC (μg/mL)	Susceptibility
Penicillin G	0.5	Non-susceptible
Ampicillin	≤0.25	Susceptible
Cefotaxime	≤0.5	Susceptible
Ceftriaxone	≤0.5	Susceptible
Erythromycin	≥8	Resistant
Vancomycin	≤0.5	Susceptible
Linezolid	2	Susceptible
Daptomycin	0.5	Susceptible
Levofloxacin	≥8	Resistant
Clindamycin	≥8	Resistant
Tetracycline	≥16	Resistant

Abbreviations: PRGBS, penicillin-non-susceptible Group B streptococcus; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.

Figure 1 Spinal fluid smear for the case patient.

Note: Photomicrograph of a Gram-stained spinal fluid showed gram-positive cocci (magnification; 1000x).