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Naturally occurring disseminated group B streptococcus infections in postnatal rats.
Comparative medicine - 1 Feb 2013
Shuster Katherine A, Hish Gerald A, Selles Lindsi A, Chowdhury Mahboob A, Wiggins Roger C, Dysko Robert C, Bergin Ingrid L
Abstract excerpt
Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae, GBS) is a gram-positive commensal and occasional opportunistic pathogen of the human vaginal, respiratory, and intestinal tracts that can cause sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis in human neonates, infants, and immunosuppressed persons. We report here on a spontaneous outbreak of postnatal GBS-associated disease in rats. Ten of 26 (38.5%) 21- to 24-d-old rat pups...
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