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Camel Streptococcus agalactiae populations are associated with specific disease complexes and acquired the tetracycline resistance gene tetM via a Tn916-like element [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Camels are the most valuable livestock species in the Horn of Africa and play a pivotal role in the nutritional sustainability for millions of people.
Mario Younan   +41 more
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Phylogenomic analysis of natural selection pressure in Streptococcus genomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In comparative analyses of bacterial pathogens, it has been common practice to discriminate between two types of genes: (i) those shared by pathogens and their non-pathogenic relatives (core genes), and (ii) those found exclusively in pathogens (pathogen-
Joseph Bielawski   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Invasive group B streptococcal infection in infants, Malawi. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Group B streptococci (GBS) are a recently identified cause of neonatal sepsis in Malawi. In Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi, during May 2004-June 2005, GBS were isolated from routine blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures from 57 ...
Gray, Katherine J   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Educational Case: Group B Streptococcus Meningitis

open access: yesAcademic Pathology, 2019
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology.
Tiffany R. Miller BA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal and Neonatal Colonisation of Group B Streptococcus at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Antimicrobial Resistance. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Group B streptococcus (GBS), which asymptomatically colonises the vaginal and rectal areas of women, is the leading cause of septicemia, meningitis and pneumonia in neonates. In Tanzania no studies have been done on GBS colonisation of pregnant women and
Joachim Agricola   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Role of macrophage sialoadhesin in host defense against the sialylated pathogen group B Streptococcus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Several bacterial pathogens decorate their surfaces with sialic acid (Sia) residues within cell wall components or capsular exopolysaccharides. Sialic acid expression can promote bacterial virulence by blocking complement activation or by engagement of ...
Joshua Olson   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic pathogen that infects pigs and can occasionally cause serious infections in humans. S. suis infections occur sporadically in human Europe and North America, but a recent major outbreak has been described in ...
Kehoe, M.   +215 more
core   +1 more source

Genome characterization and population genetic structure of the zoonotic pathogen, streptococcus canis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background - Streptococcus canis is an important opportunistic pathogen of dogs and cats that can also infect a wide range of additional mammals including cows where it can cause mastitis. It is also an emerging human pathogen.
Zadoks Ruth N   +44 more
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Molecular analysis of an outbreak of lethal postpartum sepsis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This work was supported by the United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration, which funds the National Centre for Infection Prevention and Management at Imperial College London.
Holden, M.T.   +26 more
core   +1 more source

Urinary tract infection due to Group B Streptococcus: A case series from Eastern India

open access: yesClinical 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
doaj   +1 more source

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