Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) are commonly produced by pathogenic bacteria, and understanding them is key to the development of virulence-targeted therapies. Streptococcus agalactiae, or group B Streptococcus (GBS), produces several factors that enhance its
Ifrah Shahi +4 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2021 Objectives: to estimate the prevalence and the factors associated with the colonization by group B streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women from the urban area attended at health units in a municipality in northeastern Brazil.
Taís Viana Lédo de Oliveira +3 more
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Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcus Infections
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2020 . Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal infection. Maternal vaginal-rectal colonization with GBS during the intrapartum period is a prerequisite for GBS early-onset disease (EOD).
Shang-Rong Fan +5 more
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Group B Streptococcus: Virulence Factors and Pathogenic Mechanism
Microorganisms, 2022 Group B Streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is a major cause of neonatal mortality. When colonizing the lower genital tract of pregnant women, GBS may cause premature birth and stillbirth.
Yuxin Liu, Jinhui Liu
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Garlic: An Alternative Treatment for Group B Streptococcus
Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 Prenatal screening in pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has successfully reduced the incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality related to Streptococcus agalactiae.
Kátia Andrea de Menezes Torres +4 more
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Developing a serocorrelate of protection against invasive group B streptococcus disease in pregnant women: a feasibility study. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Group B streptococcus is the leading cause of infection in infants. Currently, intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is the major strategy to prevent invasive group B streptococcus disease.
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Association between genotypic diversity and biofilm production in group B Streptococcus [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis and an important factor in premature and stillbirths. Biofilm production has been suggested to be important for GBS pathogenesis alongside many other elements ...
Davies, H. Dele +5 more
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Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy
Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Introduction: Group B β haemolytic streptococcus (GBS) is a colonizer of the female genital tract and a known cause of neonatal infections. Identification of GBS colonization in pregnancy is the key to prevent such infections.
BN Dissanayake, GC Herath, TM Gamage
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Preterm infants have deficient monocyte and lymphocyte cytokine responses to Group B Streptococcus [PDF]
, 2011 Group B streptococcus GBS) is an important cause of early-and late-onset sepsis in the newborn. Preterm infants have markedly increased susceptibility and worse outcomes, but their immunological responses to GBS are poorly defined.
Currie, A.J. +9 more
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Conjugative transfer of ICESde3396 between three β-hemolytic streptococcal species [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) are mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that possess all genes necessary for excision, transfer and integration into recipient genome. They also carry accessory genes that impart new phenotypic features to
Bauer, Michelle J. +6 more
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