Streptococcal Infections

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Reliable Detection of Group B Streptococcus in the Clinical Laboratory
Manuel Rosa-Fraile, Barbara Spellerberg
Epidemiology
Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Newborns in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: Colonization, Vertical Transmission, and Serotype Distribution
Samir K. Saha, Zabed B. Ahmed, Joyanta K. Modak, Hakka Naziat, Shampa Saha, Mohammad A. Uddin, Maksuda Islam, Abdullah H. Baqui, Gary L. Darmstadt, Stephanie J. Schrag
Bacteriology
Evaluation of StrepBSelect Chromogenic Medium and the Fast-Track Diagnostics Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Real-Time PCR Assay Compared to Routine Culture for Detection of GBS during Antepartum Screening
Deirdre L. Church, Heather Baxter, Tracie Lloyd, Oscar Larios, Daniel B. Gregson
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The Brief Case
The Brief Case: Too Beta To Be a “B”
Jonathan C. Gullett, Lars F. Westblade, Daniel A. Green, Susan Whittier, Eileen M. Burd
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Bacteriology
Epidemiological and Molecular Characterization of an Invasive Group A Streptococcus emm32.2 Outbreak
Jennifer E. Cornick, Anmol M. Kiran, Roberto Vivancos, Jon Van Aartsen, Jenny Clarke, Edward Bevan, Mansoor Alsahag, Maaike Alaearts, Laura Bricio Moreno, Howard F. Jenkinson, Angela H. Nobbs, James Anson, Aras Kadioglu, Neil French, Dean B. Everett
Bacteriology
Serotype Distribution, Population Structure, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Group B Streptococcus Strains Recovered from Colonized Pregnant Women
Sarah Teatero, Patricia Ferrieri, Irene Martin, Walter Demczuk, Allison McGeer, Nahuel Fittipaldi
and for the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a New Chromogenic Medium (StrepB Select) for Detection of Group B Streptococcus from Vaginal-Rectal Specimens
L. Louie, L. Kotowich, H. Meaney, M. Vearncombe, A. E. Simor
Bacteriology
Temporal Characterization of Carrot Broth-Enhanced Real-Time PCR as an Alternative Means for Rapid Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae from Prenatal Anorectal and Vaginal Screenings
Erik Munson, Maureen Napierala, Kimber L. Munson, Anne Culver, Jeanne E. Hryciuk
Bacteriology
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Group B Streptococcal Isolates in Southern Brazil
Jussara K. Palmeiro, Libera M. Dalla-Costa, Sérgio E. L. Fracalanzza, Ana C. N. Botelho, Keite da Silva Nogueira, Mara C. Scheffer, Rosângela S. L. de Almeida Torres, Newton Sérgio de Carvalho, Laura Lúcia Cogo, Humberto M. F. Madeira
Bacteriology
Multicenter Evaluation of the BD Max GBS Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Prenatal Vaginal and Rectal Screening Swab Specimens from Pregnant Women
Jennifer Riedlinger, Safedin H. Beqaj, Marsha A. Milish, Stephen Young, Rebecca Smith, Monique Dodd, Rosemary E. Hankerd, William D. LeBar, Duane W. Newton

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