Adaptation of group A Streptococcus to human amniotic fluid.

BACKGROUND: For more than 100 years, group A Streptococcus has been identified as a cause of severe and, in many cases, fatal infections of the female urogenital tract. Due to advances in hospital hygiene and the advent of antibiotics, this type of infection has been virtually eradicated. However, w...

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Main Authors: Izabela Sitkiewicz, Nicole M Green, Nina Guo, Ann M Bongiovanni, Steven S Witkin, James M Musser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2843714?pdf=render