Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus agalactiae infections between 2007 and 2016 in Nara, Japan.

Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus agalactiae infections between 2007 and 2016 in Nara, Japan.

Invasive Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) infections are increasingly common among neonates and the elderly. Therefore, GBS surveillance for better antibiotic treatment and prophylaxis strategies are needed. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical aspects of invasive infections and the phenotypic an...

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Main Authors: Nobuyasu Hirai, Kei Kasahara, Ryuichi Nakano, Yoshihiko Ogawa, Yuki Suzuki, Miho Ogawa, Naokuni Hishiya, Akiyo Nakano, Sadahiro Ichimura, Hisakazu Yano, Masahide Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240590

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