group B streptococcus


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group B streptococcus

Streptococcus agalactiae A streptococcus classified into 7 capsular serotypes, which is the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in neonates; GBS affects 1.8/1000 infants aged ≤ 90 days, and causes morbidity in ≥ 50,000 pregnant ♀/yr–US; it is a major pathogen of nonpregnant adults, affecting 2.4-4.4/105
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Rectal colonization with group B Streptococcus: relation to vaginal colonization of pregnant women.
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Serotypes and Antibiotic Resistance in Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Patients at the Maternity Hospital, Kuwait.
Capsular Genotypes Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance pattern of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Isolated from Clinical Samples, Tehran, Iran
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Analysis of nationwide surveillance data from 1987 to 2011 showed that the incidence of invasive group B streptococcus in infants aged 3 months and under actually increased from 0.20 per 1,000 live births to 0.32 per 1,000 (P < .0001), while the incidence of early-onset disease increased from 0.11 per 1,000 live births to 0.19 per 1,000 (P < .0001).
Prophylaxis doesn't cut neonatal group B strep
Prevalence and mechanisms of macrolide resistance in invasive and noninvasive group B streptococcus isolated from Ontario, Canada.
Distribution of serotypes and evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility among human and bovine streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated in Brazil between 1980 and 2006
Risk factors for recurrence of group B streptococcus colonization in a subsequent pregnancy.
DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL GENITALTRACT COLONIZATION BY GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI DURING THE LAST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY
Women have roughly doubled odds of having herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection if they have abnormal vaginal flora or if they have ever had an uncircumcised sex partner, and their odds are increased by half if group B Streptococcus is present in the vagina.
Treating common vaginal infections may lower women's herpes risk
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