Enhanced invasiveness of bovine-derived neonatal sequence type 17 group B streptococcus is independent of capsular serotype.

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BACKGROUND: A defined geographical area (Oxford, United Kingdom) was investigated for the role of group B Streptococcus (GBS) as a human pathogen. METHODS: GBS carriage in pregnant women and invasive disease in neonates and adults >60 years of age was studied over a 3-year period. Multilocus sequence typing and capsular serotyping were used to study 369 isolates of GBS from carriage in pregnant women (n=190) and invasive disease in neonates (n=109) and adults >60 years of age (n=70). R...

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Authors: Jones, N; Oliver, K; Barry, J; Harding, R; Bisharat, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 915-924
• Publication date: 2006-04-01
• DOI: 10.1086/500324
• EISSN: 1537-6591
• ISSN: 1058-4838
• Language: English
• Keywords: Streptococcal Infections; Middle Aged; Aged; Humans; Adult; Bacterial Capsules; Streptococcus agalactiae; Male; Vagina; Female; Infant, Newborn; Carrier State; Pregnancy; Serotyping; Oxford Group B Streptococcus Consortium; Animals; Cattle