Group B streptococcus virulence factors associated with different clinical syndromes: Asymptomatic carriage in pregnant women and early-onset disease in the newborn

Group B streptococcus virulence factors associated with different clinical syndromes: Asymptomatic carriage in pregnant women and early-onset disease in the newborn

BackgroundGroup B streptococcus (GBS) harbors many virulence factors but there is limited data regarding their importance in colonization in pregnancy and early-onset disease (EOD) in the newborn. We hypothesized that colonization and EOD are associated with different distribution and expression of...

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Main Authors: Yulia Schindler, Galia Rahav, Israel Nissan, Orit Treygerman, George Prajgrod, Bracha Zukerman Attia, Ronit Raz, Gal Zizelski Valenci, Dorit Tekes-Manova, Yasmin Maor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
group B streptococcus
intra uterine fetal death
Orthodox Jews
antibiotic resistance
Streptococcus agalactiae
early-onset sepsis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1093288/full

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