Interspecies Interactions within the Host: the Social Network of Group B Streptococcus

ME Mejia, CM Robertson, KA Patras - Infection and Immunity, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a pervasive neonatal pathogen accounting for
a combined half a million deaths and stillbirths annually. The most common source of fetal or …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of group B streptococcal infection in pregnant women and diseased infants in mainland China

J Huang, XZ Lin, Y Zhu, C Chen - Pediatrics & Neonatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and an important cause
of maternal disease in many countries; however, no accurate population-based …

[HTML][HTML] Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women: serotype and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns over five years in Eastern Sicily (Italy)

C Genovese, F D'Angeli, V Di Salvatore… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Streptococcus agalactiae (also known Group B Streptococcus or GBS) represents the main
pathogen responsible for early-and late-onset infections in newborns. The present study …

The fall and rise of group B Streptococcus in dairy cattle: reintroduction due to human-to-cattle host jumps?

C Crestani, TL Forde, SJ Lycett… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is a major neonatal and
opportunistic bacterial pathogen of humans and an important cause of mastitis in dairy cattle …

[HTML][HTML] Updates in prevention policies of early-onset group B streptococcal infection in newborns

Y Zhu, XZ Lin - Pediatrics & Neonatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Invasive disease owing to group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of illness and
death among newborns. Maternal GBS colonization of gastrointestinal tract and/or vagina is …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of group B streptococcal colonization in the healthy non-pregnant population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MN van Kassel, SWCM Janssen, S Kofman… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Colonization and transmission precede invasive group B streptococcal (GBS)
disease. Data on GBS colonization prevalence, detection methods and risk factors for …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of group B streptococcus colonization in pregnant women in Jiangsu, East China

Y Ge, F Pan, R Bai, Y Mao, W Ji, F Wang… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of early-onset
neonatal sepsis. However, GBS was infrequently reported in the developing world in …

Functional synergy of antimicrobial peptides and chlorhexidine acetate against gram-negative/gram-positive bacteria and a fungus in vitro and in vivo

J Zhu, Y Huang, M Chen, C Hu… - Infection and Drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose To reduce the resistance and allergic reaction to chlorhexidine
acetate (CHA) in the current treatment of (Bacterial vaginosis) BV and (vulvovaginal …

[HTML][HTML] An 18-year retrospective study on the epidemiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis-emergence of uncommon pathogens

MHJ Ko, HY Chang, ST Li, WT Jim, H Chi… - Pediatrics & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Nationwide group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) antepartum screening was
instituted in Taiwan in 2012. The impact of the policy on early-onset sepsis (EOS) has not …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women and newborns at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized …

M Gizachew, M Tiruneh, F Moges, M Adefris… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Streptococcus agalctiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a perinatal
pathogen and a leading cause of neonatal infections worldwide. Serotype, sequence type …