Article
Diversity of group B streptococcus serotypes causing urinary tract infection in adults.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2009
Ulett Kimberly B, Benjamin William H, Zhuo Fenglin, Xiao Meng, Kong Fanrong, Gilbert Gwendolyn L, Schembri Mark A, Ulett Glen C
Abstract excerpt
Serotypes of group B streptococcus (GBS) that cause urinary tract infection (UTI) are poorly characterized. We conducted a prospective study of GBS UTI in adults to define the clinical and microbiological characteristics of these infections, including which serotypes cause disease. Patients who had GBS cultured from urine over a 1-year period were grouped according to symptoms, bacteriuria, and urinalysis....
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