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Genomic and phenotypic characterisation of invasive neonatal and colonising group B Streptococcus isolates from Slovenia, 2001-2018.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 Dec 2020
Perme Tina, Golparian Daniel, Bombek Ihan Maja, Rojnik Andrej, Lučovnik Miha, Kornhauser Cerar Lilijana, Fister Petja, Lozar Krivec Jana, Grosek Štefan, Ihan Alojz, Jeverica Samo, Unemo Magnus
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BACKGROUND: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of invasive neonatal disease in the industrialized world. We aimed to genomically and phenotypically characterise invasive GBS isolates in Slovenia from 2001 to 2018 and contemporary colonising GBS isolates from screening cultures in 2018. METHODS: GBS isolates from 101 patients (invasive isolates) and 70 pregnant women (colonising isolates) were...
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