Group B streptococcal bacteremia in a major teaching hospital in Malaysia: a case series of eighteen patients
Narges Eskandarian,Vasantha Kumari Neela,Zalina Ismail,Shaliawani Mohd Puzi,Rukman Awang Hamat,Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa,Syafinaz Amin Nordin +6 more
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GBS bacteremia is a significant problem and is associated with serious underlying disease, which may result in a high rate of mortality, not only in neonates and pregnant women, but also in non-pregnant adults.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases.The article was published on 2013-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 24 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bacteremia.read more
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Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)
Vanessa Raabe,Andi L. Shane +1 more
TL;DR: Group B Streptococcus remains the most common culture-confirmed neonatal bacterial infection in the United States and is a significant source of neonatal morbidity globally, andPenicillin G remains the mainstay of therapy, although reduced penicillin susceptibility has been observed in select isolates.
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Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, serotype distribution and virulence determinants among invasive, non-invasive and colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) from Malaysian patients
Narges Eskandarian,Zalina Ismail,Vasantha K. Neela,A. van Belkum,Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa,S Amin Nordin +5 more
TL;DR: Serotype distribution correlates with virulence gene content will be useful in epidemiological studies and design of vaccines, especially among patients with invasive infections.
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One hypervirulent clone, sequence type 283, accounts for a large proportion of invasive Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from humans and diseased tilapia in Southeast Asia.
Timothy Barkham,Ruth N. Zadoks,Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai,Stephen Baker,Vu Thi Ngoc Bich,Victoria J. Chalker,Man Ling Chau,David A. B. Dance,David A. B. Dance,David A. B. Dance,Rama Narayana Deepak,H. Rogier van Doorn,Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez,Mark A. Holmes,Lan Nguyen Phu Huong,Tse Hsien Koh,E. R. Martins,Kurosh S. Mehershahi,Paul N. Newton,Paul N. Newton,Paul N. Newton,Lee Ching Ng,Nguyen Ngoc Phuoc,Ornuma Sangwichian,Pongpun Sawatwong,Uraiwan Surin,Thean Yen Tan,Wen Ying Tang,Nguyen Vu Thuy,Paul Turner,Paul Turner,Manivanh Vongsouvath,Defeng Zhang,Toni Whistler,Swaine L. Chen,Swaine L. Chen +35 more
TL;DR: GBS ST283 is widespread in Southeast Asia, where it accounts for a large proportion of bacteraemic GBS, and causes disease and economic loss in aquaculture, and GBS sepsis in Thailand and Lao PDR is predominantly a foodborne disease.
Serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of groupB streptococci in pregnant women
TL;DR: The emergence of new Group B streptococcus (GBS) serotypes has important implications for vaccine prevention strategies and is usually acquired via the woman's birth canal.
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Characterization of a Group B Streptococcus infection based on the demographics, serotypes, antimicrobial susceptibility and genotypes of selected isolates from sterile and non-sterile isolation sites in three major hospitals in Malaysia.
Mohd Emir S Suhaimi,Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa,Narges Eskandarian,Stella Ganapathy Pillay,Zalina Ismail,Vasantha Kumari Neela,Siti Norbaya Masri,Syafinaz Amin Nordin +7 more
TL;DR: The RAPD clustering pattern suggests a close genetic lineage of the GBS isolates based on their isolation sites and location of hospitals, including four major groups that clustered according to geographical location.
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A Population-Based Comparison of Strategies to Prevent Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in Neonates
Stephanie J. Schrag,Elizabeth R. Zell,Ruth Lynfield,Aaron Roome,Kathryn E. Arnold,Allen S. Craig,Lee H. Harrison,Arthur Reingold,Karen Stefonek,Glenda Smith,Melanie Gamble,Anne Schuchat +11 more
TL;DR: Routine screening for group B streptococcus during pregnancy prevents more cases of early-onset disease than the risk-based approach, and recommendations that endorse both strategies as equivalent warrant reconsideration.
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Increasing Burden of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Nonpregnant Adults, 1990–2007
Tami H. Skoff,Monica M. Farley,Monica M. Farley,Susan Petit,Allen S. Craig,William Schaffner,Ken Gershman,Lee H. Harrison,Ruth Lynfield,J. C. Mohle-Boetani,Shelley M. Zansky,Bernadette A. Albanese,Karen Stefonek,Elizabeth R. Zell,Delois Jackson,Terry A. Thompson,Stephanie J. Schrag +16 more
TL;DR: Invasive GBS disease in nonpregnant adults represents a substantial and increasing burden, particularly among older persons, black persons, and adults with diabetes, and prevention strategies are needed.
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Invasive group A streptococcal infections in adults, France (2006–2010)
Céline Plainvert,Alexandra Doloy,J. Loubinoux,Agnes Lepoutre,G. Collobert,Gérald Touak,Patrick Trieu-Cuot,Anne Bouvet,Claire Poyart +8 more
TL;DR: The distribution of phage-associated superantigen genes (speA, speC and ssa) was linked to certain emm types and the percentage that was macrolide-resistant decreased between 2006 and 2010, confirming the trend observed in 2007.
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Incidence and clinical presentation of invasive neonatal group B streptococcal infections in Germany.
Kirsten Fluegge,Anette Siedler,Heinrich B,Jürgen Schulte-Moenting,Moennig Mj,Dorothee B. Bartels,Olaf Dammann,Olaf Dammann,von Kries R,Reinhard Berner +9 more
TL;DR: This study, which is the first to provide information on the current national incidence and morbidity of invasive group B Streptococcus infection in Germany, demonstrates remarkable country-specific variation in comparison with other European countries, which gather data in a similar fashion.
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Elevated levels of IL-10 and G-CSF associated with asymptomatic malaria in pregnant women.
Nana O. Wilson,Tameka Bythwood,Wesley Solomon,Pauline E. Jolly,Nelly Yatich,Yi Jiang,Faisal Shuaib,Andrew A. Adjei,Winston A. Anderson,Jonathan K. Stiles +9 more
TL;DR: Asymptomatic malaria carriage may be linked to circulating levels of IL-10 and G-CSF, associated with Th1 and Th2 cytokine homeostasis.