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Rapid Classification of Multilocus Sequence Subtype for Group B Streptococcus Based on MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Statistical Models

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important etiological agent of maternal and neonatal infections as well as postpartum women and individuals with impaired immunity. We developed and evaluated a rapid classification method for sequence types (STs) of GBS
Lianfen Huang, Kankan Gao, Guanglian Chen, Huamin Zhong, Zixian Li, Xiaoshan Guan, Qiulian Deng, Yongqiang Xie, Wenjing Ji, David J. McIver, Chien-Yi Chang, Haiying Liu   +11 more
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High-Resolution Genotyping Unveils Identical Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strains in Different Sources and Countries: A One Health Approach

Microorganisms, 2022
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterococcus faecium (Efm) infections continue to increase worldwide, although epidemiological studies remain scarce in lower middle-income countries. We aimed to explore which strains circulate in E.
Ana R. Freitas, Ana P. Tedim, Ana C. Almeida-Santos, Bárbara Duarte, Houyem Elghaieb, Mohamed S. Abbassi, Abdennaceur Hassen, Carla Novais, Luísa Peixe   +8 more
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Identification of Group B Streptococcus Serotypes and Genotypes in Late Pregnant Women and Neonates That Are Associated With Neonatal Early-Onset Infection in a South China Population

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Background: Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonized in late pregnancies has been associated with neonatal early-onset GBS disease (GBS-EOD) in China.Objective: This study investigated if GBS serotype and genotype in late pregnancy is associated with GBS ...
Zhu Yao, Wu Jiayin, Zheng Xinyi, Chen Ling, He Mingyuan, Ma Simin, Lin Yayin, Lin Xinzhu, Chen Chao   +8 more
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Abelian oil and water dynamics does not have an absorbing-state phase transition [PDF]

, 2019
The oil and water model is an interacting particle system with two types of particles and a dynamics that conserves the number of particles, which belongs to the so-called class of Abelian networks.
Candellero, Elisabetta, Stauffer, Alexandre, Taggi, Lorenzo   +2 more
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First subtyping of Blastocystis sp. from pet rodents in southwestern China

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Blastocystis sp. is a common eukaryotic parasite, which infects humans as well as various other animals. To date, epidemiological data regarding the detection rate and distribution of Blastocystis sp.
Yijun Chai, Lei Deng, Haifeng Liu, Jingxin Yao, Zhijun Zhong, Hualin Fu, Liuhong Shen, Ziyao Zhou, Junliang Deng, Yanchun Hu, Guangneng Peng   +10 more
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Outbreak of multidrug resistant NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a neonatal unit in Shandong Province, China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Despite worldwide dissemination of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase1 (blaNDM-1), outbreaks remain uncommon in China. In this study, we describe the characteristics of the outbreak-related blaNDM-1-producing K.
Yan Jin, Chunhong Shao, Jian Li, Hui Fan, Yuanyuan Bai, Yong Wang   +5 more
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Human streptococcus agalactiae strains in aquatic mammals and fish [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Background: In humans, Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a frequent coloniser of the rectovaginal tract, a major cause of neonatal infectious disease and an emerging cause of disease in non-pregnant adults.
Crumlish, M., Dagleish, M.P., Delannoy, C.M.J., Fontaine, M.C., Foster, G., Pollock, J., Turnbull, J.F., Zadoks, R.N.   +7 more
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Characterization of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Indiana Strain Harboring Chromosomal blaNDM-9 in China

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Jing Wang,1– 3,* Yue Jiang,1,2,* Cai-Yue Mei,1,2 Zhen-Yu Wang,1,2 Fa-Gang Zhong,4 Xing-Xing Zhang,4 Lu-Chao Lv,5 Meng-Jun Lu,1,2 Han Wu,1,2 Xinan Jiao1– 3 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control
Wang J, Jiang Y, Mei CY, Wang ZY, Zhong FG, Zhang XX, Lv LC, Lu MJ, Wu H, Jiao X   +9 more
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in hematology: susceptibility to antimicrobial agents and clonal diversity [PDF]

Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия
Objective. To study the antimicrobial resistance and clonal diversity of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium in hematology. Materials and Methods. Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VR-E.
Fedorova A.V., Khrulnova S.A., Frolova I.N., Vetokhina A.V., Molchanova I.V., Kutsevalova O.Yu., Klyasova G.A.   +6 more
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Rectangular Hierarchical Cartograms for Socio-Economic Data [PDF]

, 2010
We present rectangular hierarchical cartograms for mapping socio-economic data. These density-normalising cartograms size spatial units by population, increasing the ease with which data for densely populated areas can be visually resolved compared to ...
Aidan Slingsby, Dorling D., Florisson S., Jason Dykes, Jo Wood, Martin D., Raper J. F., Vickers D., Vickers D., Wood J.   +9 more
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