Determination of pilus-islands profile and antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from urine of pregnant women

Background and Objectives: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most important causes of neonatal diseases and postpartum fever. GBS infection can be transmitted from the infected mother to her baby during delivery. This bacterium is also involved in causing urinary tract infections and asympt...

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Main Authors: Susan Panahi, Mohammad Bagher Khalili, Maryam Sadeh, Mahmood Vakili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2023-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/3325