Streptococcus agalactiae

Letter to the Editor
Suggested Modifications To Improve the Sensitivity and Specificity of the 2010 CDC-Recommended Routine Streptococcus agalactiae Screening Culture for Pregnant Women
Hossein Salimnia, Barbara Robinson-Dunn, Angela Gundel, Alicia Campbell, Robert Mitchell, Maureen Taylor, Marilynn R. Fairfax
Bacteriology
Streptococcus agalactiae Strains with Chromosomal Deletions Evade Detection with Molecular Methods
Surveillance of circulating microbial populations is critical for monitoring the performance of a molecular diagnostic test. In this study, we characterized 31 isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus [GBS]) from several geographic locations in the United States and Ireland that contain deletions in or adjacent to the region of the...

Isabella A. Tickler, Fred C. Tenover, Scott Dewell, Victoria M. Le, Rachel N. Blackman, Richard V. Goering, Amy E. Rogers, Heather Piwonka, Brittney D. Jung-Hynes, Derrick J. Chen, Michael J. Loeffelholz, Devasena Gnanashanmugam, Ellen Jo Baron
Bacteriology
Identification of Group B Streptococcus Capsule Type by Use of a Dual Phenotypic/Genotypic Assay
Areej Alhhazmi, Armaan Pandey, Gregory J. Tyrrell
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
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