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Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy.
BMC infectious diseases - 11 Sept 2009
El Aila Nabil Abdullah, Tency Inge, Claeys Geert, Saerens Bart, De Backer Ellen, Temmerman Marleen, Verhelst Rita, Vaneechoutte Mario
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Group B streptococci (GBS), or Streptococcus agalactiae, are the leading bacterial cause of meningitis and bacterial sepsis in newborns. Here we compared different culture media for GBS detection and we compared the occurrence of different genotypes and serotypes of GBS isolates from the vagina and rectum. METHODS: Streptococcus agalactiae was cultured separately from both rectum and vagina, for a...
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