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Genotypic diversity and serotype distribution of group B streptococcus isolated from women before and after delivery.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jun 2008
Manning Shannon D, Lewis Maggi A, Springman A Cody, Lehotzky Erica, Whittam Thomas S, Davies H Dele
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BACKGROUND: Most studies of the dynamics of maternal group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonization have relied on capsular serotyping to define GBS acquisition or loss. Newer molecular methods that distinguish GBS clones may expand our knowledge and influence vaccination strategies. We used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and GBS capsular gene cluster (cps) genotyping to investigate the dynamics of perinatal GBS...
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