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Molecular epidemiology of group B streptococci in Ireland: associations between serotype, invasive status and presence of genes encoding putative virulence factors.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2003
Dore N, Bennett D, Kaliszer M, Cafferkey M, Smyth C J
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Group B streptococcal isolates (n = 159) from the three Dublin maternity hospitals, were serotyped and analysed for the bac, bca, hylB, pepB, and rib genes. The serotype distribution of the isolates was Ia, 19.5%; Ib, 18.9%; II, 10.7%; III, 29.5%; IV, 1.9%; V, 15.1%; non-typeable, 4.4%. There was a statistically significant association between the serotype and invasive status (carriage or infection) of isolates...
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