Colonization of Group B <i>Streptococcus</i> in Pregnant Women and Their Neonates from a Sri Lankan Hospital

Colonization of Group B <i>Streptococcus</i> in Pregnant Women and Their Neonates from a Sri Lankan Hospital

We investigated the molecular epidemiology of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> (Group B <i>Streptococcus</i>, GBS) from carriage in a cohort of pregnant mothers and their respective newborns in a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka. GBS vaginal carriage was assessed on pregnant mot...

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Main Authors: Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte, Carmen Li, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Chaminda Kandauda, Champika Gihan, Chendi Zhu, Norman Wai Sing Lo, Kam Tak Wong, Margaret Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
group B <i>Streptococcus</i>
<i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i>
molecular epidemiology
genome analysis
pregnant women colonization
neonatal colonization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/4/386

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