Group B Streptococcus ( Streptococcus agalactiae ) [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2019 ABSTRACT Invasive disease due to group B Streptococcus infection ( Streptococcus agalactiae ) results in a wide spectrum of clinical disease. In North America, serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, and V are most frequently associated with invasive disease. Group B Streptococcus
Vanessa N, Raabe, Andi L, Shane
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Group b streptococcus late-onset disease: 2003-2010 [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: There is insufficient population-based data on group B streptococcus (GBS) late-onset disease (LOD). Risk factors and routes of GBS transmission are poorly understood.
Alberto Berardi +15 more
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WHO consultation on group B Streptococcus vaccine development: Report from a meeting held on 27-28 April 2016. [PDF]
, 2016 Globally, group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in infants in the first 90days of life. Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) for women at increased risk of transmitting GBS to their newborns has been effective ...
Alderson, Mark R +9 more
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Urinary tract infection due to Group B Streptococcus: A case series from Eastern India
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Group B Streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is an uncommon causative agent of urinary tract infection (UTI). We present a series of seven cases of UTI due to GBS from a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India, highlighting its emerging role ...
Srujana Mohanty +4 more
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Pilus distribution among lineages of group b streptococcus: an evolutionary and clinical perspective [PDF]
, 2014 <b>Background</b><p></p> Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an opportunistic pathogen in both humans and bovines. Epidemiological and phylogenetic analyses have found strains belonging to certain phylogenetic lineages to be more ...
Davies, H Dele +7 more
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Correlation between dental caries experience and mutans streptococci counts using saliva and plaque as microbial risk indicators in 3-8 year old children. A cross Sectional study [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: Determination of the relative amounts of mutans streptococcus in both saliva and plaque and to study its correlation with dental caries in children.
Deep-Singh-Nanda, Kanwar +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 The risk for invasive streptococcal infection has not been clearly quantified among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH). We compared the incidence of detected cases of invasive group A Streptococcus infection, group B Streptococcus infection, and ...
Emily Mosites +9 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2022 Background Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an encapsulated gram-positive bacterial pathobiont that commonly colonizes the lower gastrointestinal tract and reproductive tract of human hosts.
Jamisha D. Francis +7 more
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Heparan sulfate modulates neutrophil and endothelial function in antibacterial innate immunity [PDF]
, 2015 Recently, we showed that endothelial heparan sulfate facilitates entry of a bacterial pathogen into the central nervous system. Here, we show that normal bactericidal activity of neutrophils is influenced by the sulfation pattern of heparan sulfate ...
Brinkmann, Volker +8 more
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Maternal Carriage in Late-Onset Group B Streptococcus Disease, Italy
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 We retrospectively investigated mother-to-infant transmission of group B Streptococcus (GBS) in 98 cases of late-onset disease reported during 2007–2018 by a network in Italy.
Alberto Berardi +22 more
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