Antibiotic resistance is one of the major challenges facing modern medicine worldwide. The
past few decades have witnessed rapid progress in our understanding of the multiple factors …

Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of serious
neonatal infections. GBS is an opportunistic commensal constituting a part of the intestinal …

Streptococcus pneumoniae inflicts a huge disease burden as the leading cause of
community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis. Soon after mainstream antibiotic usage …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs), such as plasmids and integrative and conjugative
elements (ICEs), are main drivers for the spread of antibiotic resistance (AR). Coevolution …

Abstract Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal disease worldwide,
and invasive disease in adults is becoming more prevalent. Currently, some countries adopt …

Escherichia coli ST131 is the most frequently isolated fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQR) E. coli
clone worldwide and a major cause of urinary tract and bloodstream infections. Although …

ABSTRACT The genus Streptococcus includes Gram-positive organisms shaped in cocci
and organized in chains. They are commensals, pathogens, and opportunistic pathogens for …

Background Group B streptococcus is the most common cause of neonatal infections. We
studied the clinical and molecular epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcus infection …

Improving maternal, newborn, and child health is central to Sustainable Development Goal
targets for 2030, requiring acceleration especially to prevent 5.6 million deaths around the …

The abrupt expansion of Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131 is unmatched among
Gram negative bacteria. In many ways, ST131 can be considered a real-world model for the …