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An increasing trend of neonatal invasive multidrug-resistant group B streptococcus infections in southern China, 2011–2017
1 Dec 2018
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Background: A multidrug-resistant (MDR) RR2 gene cluster was identified by whole-genome sequencing in several highly virulent (ST-17) Group B streptococcus (GBS) isolates, which caused neonatal invasive infections in southern China in 2016. Tracing the transmission and distribution of MDR isolates in this area is important for the effective management of future infections. The aim of this study was to obtain...
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