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Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Alberta, Canada, from 2003 to 2013.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2016
Alhhazmi Areej, Hurteau Donna, Tyrrell Gregory J
Abstract excerpt
Group B streptococci (GBS) cause severe invasive disease in both neonates and adults. Understanding the epidemiology of GBS provides information that can include determining disease prevalence rates in defined populations and geographic regions, documenting the success of GBS screening programs, and understanding antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. In Alberta, only neonatal invasive GBS (iGBS) disease is...
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