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First molecular evidence of intrauterine and surgical-site infections caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 30 Jun 2016
Lu Binghuai, Diao Baowei, Fang Yujie, Shi Yanli, Zhu Fengxia, Li Dong, Zhang Shuchen, Cui Yanchao, Wang Duochun
Abstract excerpt
S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is infrequently associated with maternal infections during delivery in pregnant women. A rare case is presented of a woman with intrauterine infection and surgical-site infection due to SDSE after cesarean section, which had colonized her genital tract and, via the ascending pathway, reached her intact fetal membrane. All isolates were identified as Streptococcus...
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