Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infections in Infants, France

Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infections in Infants, France

Clinical features and molecular characterization of 109 group B streptococci causing neonatal invasive infections were determined over an 18-month period in France. Sixty-four percent of the strains were from late-onset infections, and 75% were capsular type III. The hypervirulent clone ST-17 was re...

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Main Authors: Claire Poyart, Hélène Réglier-Poupet, Asmaa Tazi, Annick Billoët, Nicolas Dmytruk, Philippe Bidet, Edouard Bingen, Josette Raymond, Patrick Trieu-Cuot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus agalactiae
GBS
invasive infections
meningitis
ST-17
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0185_article

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