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High prevalence of group B streptococcus ST17 hypervirulent clone among non-pregnant patients from a Hungarian venereology clinic.
BMC infectious diseases - 28 Nov 2019
Kardos Szilvia, Tóthpál Adrienn, Laub Krisztina, Kristóf Katalin, Ostorházi Eszter, Rozgonyi Ferenc, Dobay Orsolya
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BACKGROUND: Although Streptococcus agalactiae is the leading causative agent of neonatal sepsis and meningitis, recently it is increasingly isolated from non-pregnant adults. The relation between its presence in the genitourinary tract and manifested clinical symptoms of STD patients remains an open question. In this study, a complex epidemiological investigation of GBS isolates from a venerology clinic was...
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