A Serotype VIII Strain among Colonizing Group B Streptococcal Isolates in Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Authors: | Leanne J Paoletti Jessica Bradford and Lawrence C Paoletti |
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| Institution: | Clinical Microbiology Department, Channing Laboratory, Boston Massachusetts 02115, USA. lpaoletti@channing.harvard.edu |
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| Abstract: | Maternal colonization with group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a risk factor for neonatal GBS disease. Whereas serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, and V are prevalent in the United States, types VI and VIII predominate in Japan. Recently, a serotype VIII strain was detected among 114 clinical GBS isolates from a Boston, Mass., hospital. |
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