Karen Broughton

TL;DR: A number of potentially important pathogenic isolates, which were frequently associated with respiratory disease, were identified that phenotypically and genetically are most closely related to S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the incidence of invasive disease due to these pathogens during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and found that containment policies and public information campaigns likely reduced transmission of S pneumoniae, H influenzae, and N meningitidis, leading to a significant reduction in lifethreatening invasive diseases in many countries worldwide.

TL;DR: Although risk of invasive GBS infection remains highest within the first few days of life, the relative burden of disease is shifting toward adults, and the rise in incidence and antibiotic resistance makes development of an effective and safe vaccine all the more pressing.

TL;DR: The data indicate that IPD varies by serotype, age, and country, emphasizing that the epidemiology of IPD is heterogeneous and requires continued surveillance.

TL;DR: It is concluded that horizontal transfer of these novel superantigens from and within the diverse S. equi subsp.