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New Strategies for Preventing Perinatal Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Infections [PDF]

Pathogens
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a component of the natural human microbiota, colonizing the genitourinary tract and the distal gastrointestinal tract.
Dorota Kaminska, Magdalena Ratajczak, Wiktoria Nowicka, Jolanta Dlugaszewska, Marzena Gajecka   +4 more
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Emerging infection: streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome caused by group B Streptococcus (GBS), Streptococcus agalactiae [PDF]

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2020
Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections are commonly associated with infections in neonates and pregnant women. However, there has been a rising incidence in nonpregnant adults.
Fareed Rajack, Shawn Medford, Ali Ramadan, Tammey Naab   +3 more
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MATERNAL RISK FACTORS FOR GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) VAGINAL COLONIZATION [PDF]

Acta Scientifica Malaysia, 2022
Approximately 18% of pregnant women are colonized with Group B streptococcus (GBS), which are β-hemolytic, gram-positive bacteria. GBS conversion from the asymptomatic commensal in the vagina to an invasive pathogen predisposes the pregnant women to ...
Hanan H. Wahid, Ayesha Bahez, Mohammed I. A. Mustafa Mahmud, Farih N. Hashim, Norhidayah Kamarudin, Roesnita Baharuddin, Ahmad M. Ahmad Mustafa, Hamizah Ismail   +7 more
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Colonization Rate of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Pregnant Women Using GBS Agar Medium [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2009
Group B streptococci (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae are members of the normal flora of the female genital tract. GBS normally colonizes the vagina in many women asymptomatically.
Fatemi F, Chamani L, Pakzad P, Zeraati H, Rabbani H, Asgari S   +5 more
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Group B streptococcus (GBS) modifies macrophage phosphatidylserine metabolism during induction of apoptosis [PDF]

FEBS Letters, 2002
Group B streptococcus (GBS) induced macrophage apoptosis by which it could avoid host defence mechanisms. Macrophages, which constitutively express phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) on the outer leaflet of plasma membrane, increased PtdSer exposure during GBS‐induced apoptosis.
Katia Fettucciari, Sandra Buratta
exaly   +5 more sources

Comparison of PCR and serotyping of Group B Streptococcus in pregnant women: The Oslo GBS-study [PDF]

Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2015
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive neonatal infection. Serotyping of GBS is important in following epidemiological trends and vaccine development. Capsular serotyping of GBS by latex agglutination has been the predominant typing method, but more recently capsular genotyping has been introduced as an alternative method.
Anne Karin Brigtsen, Andrew Whitelaw, Anne Jacobsen   +2 more
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Evaluation of the Xpert Xpress GBS test for rapid detection of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

Microbiology Spectrum
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of serious neonatal infection. Prenatal screening for vaginal and rectal GBS colonization is necessary in late pregnancy.
Yuanfang Zhu, , Lehui Yi
exaly   +3 more sources

Incidence of Vaginal Colonization of Group B Streptococci among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital – Chennai, India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important pathogen, which can cause serious illness and sometimes death especially in newborns, pregnant women and in people with compromised immune system.
Jayashree Hariharan, Preethi Venkatesan, Priyadarshini Shanmugam   +2 more
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Proportions of Group B Streptococcus Isolation from Pregnant Women's Vaginal and Rectal Swab Specimens at a Tertiary Hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia

Folia Medica Indonesiana, 2023
Highlights: • Rectal and vaginal swab specimens were collected from pregnant women, and there was no significant difference in the proportions of group B Streptococcus isolation.
Ivanna, Eddy Bagus Wasito, Kartuti Debora   +2 more
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Immunogenic Proteins of Group B Streptococcus—Potential Antigens in Immunodiagnostic Assay for GBS Detection [PDF]

Pathogens, 2021
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is an opportunistic pathogen, which asymptomatically colonizes the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract of up to one third of healthy adults. Nevertheless, GBS carriage in pregnant women may lead to several health issues in newborns causing life threatening infection, such as sepsis, pneumonia ...
Anna Dobrut, Monika Brzychczy-Włoch
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