Hemolytic activity and biofilm-formation among clinical isolates of group B streptococcus causing acute urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria

Hemolytic activity and biofilm-formation among clinical isolates of group B streptococcus causing acute urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria

Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B Streptococcus, is an aetiological agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults, including cystitis, pyelonephritis and asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU). Whereas ABU-causing S. agalactiae (ABSA) have been shown to grow and achieve higher culture denst...

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Main Authors: Devika Desai, Kelvin G.K. Goh, Matthew J. Sullivan, Debasish Chattopadhyay, Glen C. Ulett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Subjects:
Group B streptococcus
Streptococcus agalactiae
Urinary tract infection
Biofilms
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422121000497

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