Serotype distribution and clinical correlation of Streptococcus agalactiae causing invasive disease in infants and children in Taiwan

Background: Streptococcus agalactiae, or group B Streptococcus (GBS), remains to be one of the leading pathogens causing invasive infections in infants. Methods: The clinical GBS isolates from sterile sites of patients younger than 18 years old were collected from October 1998 to December 2014 in tw...

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Main Authors: Chiao-Wei Lo, Hao-Chuan Liu, Chien-Chung Lee, Chia-Ling Lin, Chyi-Liang Chen, Mei-Jy Jeng, Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217302281