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Enhanced Invasiveness of Bovine-Derived Neonatal Sequence Type 17 Group B Streptococcus Is Independent of Capsular Serotype
6 Mar 2006
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BACKGROUND: A defined geographical area (Oxford, United Kingdom) was investigated for the role of group B Streptococcus (GBS) as a human pathogen. METHODS: GBS carriage in pregnant women and invasive disease in neonates and adults >60 years of age was studied over a 3-year period. Multilocus sequence typing and capsular serotyping were used to study 369 isolates of GBS from carriage in pregnant women (n=190) and...
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