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One hypervirulent clone, sequence type 283, accounts for a large proportion of invasive Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from humans and diseased tilapia in Southeast Asia
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Background In 2015, Singapore had the first and only reported foodborne outbreak of invasive disease caused by the group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae). Disease, predominantly septic arthritis and meningitis, was associated with sequence type (ST)283, acquired from eating raw farmed freshwater fish. Although GBS sepsis is well-described in neonates and older adults with co-morbidities, this outbreak affected non-pregnant and younger adults with fewer co-mo...
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- Public Library of Science
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- PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases More from this journal
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- 13
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- 6
- Article number:
- e0007421
- Publication date:
- 2019-06-27
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- 2019-04-29
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1935-2735
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1935-2727
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English
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