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Molecular Characteristics of Group B Streptococci Isolated from Adults with Invasive Infections in Japan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2016
Morozumi Miyuki, Wajima Takeaki, Takata Misako, Iwata Satoshi, Ubukata Kimiko
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) isolates (n = 443) obtained from Japanese adults with invasive infections between April 2010 and March 2013 were analyzed for capsular serotype, multilocus sequence type (ST), antibiotic susceptibility, and resistance genes. Among these cases, bacteremia without primary focus was the most common variety of infection (49.9%), followed by cellulitis (12.9%) and...
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