Abstract
Clinical features and molecular characterization of 109 group B streptococci causing neonatal invasive infections were determined over an 18-month period in France. Sixty-four percent of the strains were from late-onset infections, and 75% were capsular type III. The hypervirulent clone ST-17 was recovered in 80% of meningitis cases.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age of Onset
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Female
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France / epidemiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Pregnancy
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Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
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Streptococcus agalactiae* / classification
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Streptococcus agalactiae* / drug effects
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Streptococcus agalactiae* / genetics
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Streptococcus agalactiae* / pathogenicity
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Virulence