Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by group B streptococcus; case reports and review of 35 reported cases

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<title>Abstract</title><p><bold>Background:</bold>Group B streptococcus (GBS), a gram-positive coccus that occasionally causes neonatal sepsis or invasive infection in the elderly, has been considered a rare cause of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis (EBE). However, the number of invasive GBS infections is increasing, particularly in elderly patients with underlying conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), ca...

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• Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
• Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
• Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
• Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
• Ocular Infections and Treatments
• Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
• Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

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494c0e0f-b0cf-5c6e-9dc1-f6c2f8af3a1f

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10.21203/rs.2.14560/v5