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Characterization of group B Streptococcus isolated from sterile and non-sterile specimens in China.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Sept 2018
Nie Shuping, Lu Xuedong, Jin Zhengjiang, Gao Juyi, Ma Dongli, Deng Jikui, Wu Xianglin, Hu Yan-Wei, Zheng Lei, Wang Qian
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Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive neonatal infections and has increasingly been associated with invasive diseases in non-pregnant adults. We collected 113 GBS isolates recovered from sterile and non-sterile specimens from seven tertiary hospitals in China between October 2014 and September 2016. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed and the sequence types, serotypes, virulence,...
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