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Vertebral Osteomyelitis Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae

Journal of Infection, 2000
Streptococcus agalactiae is a rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis. We present four cases of spondylitis caused by this micro-organism and a review of 20 cases previously described in the literature. Only seven patients (29%) were under 50 years of age. Diabetes mellitus and neoplasms were the most frequent underlying conditions, although 37.5% of the
J, Solís-Garcia del Pozo, E, Martinez-Alfaro, L, Abad, J, Solera   +3 more
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Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus Agalactiae Group B Streptococcus

Frontiers in Bioscience, 2003
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns, and causes disease in pregnant women and non-pregnant adults. The incidence of disease among non-pregnant adults, particularly those with underlying conditions, is increasing. In addition, many individuals are asymptomatically colonized with GBS.
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Blitz therapy and Streptococcus agalactiae

Veterinary Record, 2010
I WISH to report two incidents of blitz therapy that resulted in serious consequences. Blitz therapy is where the entire herd or selected animals receive intramammary therapy to eliminate Streptococcus agalactiae infection.
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Monoclonal antibodies produced to Streptococcus agalactiae

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 1986
SUMMARY Two monoclonal antibodies produced against Streptococcus agalactiae were studied for their specificity and sensitivity. Both reacted strongly in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect fluorescent antibody test with S agalactiae, but did not react with other gram-positive organisms frequently found in test herds in Mississippi.
A J, Ainsworth, G, Capley
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Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis.

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2002
Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) is a rare cause of infective endocarditis, which is associated with a high mortality rate. Endocarditis in adults is generally related to immunocompromised states. We hereby report the case of a 35 year old man who presented with fever and delirium in whom aortic valve endocarditis due to S.
R, Kannan, A M, Komaranchath, T, Mathew, B, Ramprakash, T, Sundararaman, K R, Sethuraman   +5 more
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Development of attenuated erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae vaccine for tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture.

Journal of Fish Diseases, 2019
Streptococcus agalactiae is an important pathogen in fish, causing great losses of intensive tilapia farming. To develop a potential live attenuated vaccine, a re-attenuated S.
Ling Liu, D. Lu, Jun Xu, Heng-Li Luo, An-Xing Li   +4 more
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Infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae

International Journal of Cardiology, 1989
We report a series of five cases of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) in Glasgow over a 30 month period. There were three males and two females mean age 48.6 years (range 28-63 years). Only one patient had previous valvular heart disease.
S D, Pringle, A C, McCartney, D A, Marshall, S M, Cobbe   +3 more
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[Severe Streptococcus agalactiae infection of the diabetic foot. A deleterious role of Streptococcus agalactiae?].

Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2005
Screening strategies among pregnant women have decreased the incidence of group B Streptococcus, which causes severe neonatal infections. The incidence of these infections has increased among diabetic patients, however.To specify the characteristics of diabetic foot infections in which surgical samples have isolated one or several germs including group
Catherine Altrichter, Loan, Laurence, Legout, Mathieu, Assal, Peter, Rohner, Pierre, Hoffmeyer, Louis, Bernard   +5 more
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Streptococcus Agalactiae Endocarditis and Melena

Gastroenterology, 2020
Steve S. Qian, Mohamad Mouchli, Douglas J. Grider   +2 more
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Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023
Stephan Brouwer, Bodie Curren
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