Streptococcus agalactiae in Brazil: serotype distribution, virulence determinants and antimicrobial susceptibility

BACKGROUND: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a major cause of neonatal sepsis and is also associated with invasive and noninvasive infections in pregnant women and non-pregnant adults, elderly and patients with underlying medical conditions. Ten capsular serotypes have been recognized, and determ...

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Main Authors: Dutra, Vanusa G, Alves, Valéria MN, Olendzki, André N, Dias, Cicero AG, de Bastos, Alessandra FA, Santos, Gianni O, de Amorin, Efigênia LT, Sousa, Meireille ÂB, Santos, Rosemary, Ribeiro, Patricia CS, Fontes, Cleuber F, Andrey, Marco, Magalhães, Kedma, Araujo, Ana A, Paffadore, Lilian F, Marconi, Camila, Murta, Eddie FC, Fernandes Jr, Paulo C, Raddi, Maria SG, Marinho, Penélope S, Bornia, Rita BG, Palmeiro, Jussara K, Dalla-Costa, Libera M, Pinto, Tatiana CA, Botelho, Ana Caroline N, Teixeira, Lúcia M, Fracalanzza, Sérgio Eduardo L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061772/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24919844
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-323
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