Hypervirulent Clone of Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, 1993–2012

Hypervirulent Clone of Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, 1993–2012

We describe a hypervirulent clone of group B Streptococcus serotype III, subtype 4, sequence type 283, that caused invasive disease with a predilection for meningitis in Hong Kong during 1993–2012. The organism is associated with high mortality and increased summer prevalence and is linked to diseas...

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Main Authors: Margaret Ip, Irene Ang, Kitty Fung, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Ming Jing Luo, Raymond Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Group B Streptococcus
serotype III-4/ST283
newborns
hypervirulent
clone
meningitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/15-1436_article

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