Molecular characteristics of group B Streptococcus isolates from infants in southern mainland China

Molecular characteristics of group B Streptococcus isolates from infants in southern mainland China

Abstract Background Invasive group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease in Chinese infants has gradually gained attention in recent years, but the molecular epidemiology of the pathogen is still not well known. Methods This multicenter study retrospectively investigated distribution of capsular serotypes,...

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Main Authors: Juan Li, Wenjing Ji, Kankan Gao, Haijian Zhou, Lihua Zhang, Xiaoping Mu, Chunlei Yuan, Xiaoshan Guan, Qiulian Deng, Lian Zhang, Huamin Zhong, Xiurong Gao, Fei Gao, Yan Long, Chien-Yi Chang, David J. McIver, Haiying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Group B Streptococcus
Infant
Molecular characterization
Sequence types
CC17
hvgA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4434-0

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