Group B StreptococcusStreptococcus agalactiaeUrinary tract infectionGroup BStreptococcus(GBS) orStreptococcus agalactiaeis an uncommon causative agent of urinary tract infection (UTI). We present a series of seven cases of UTI due to GBS from a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India, highlighting its...
Neonatal systemic illness: Either one of culture positive sepsis, clinical sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis, or urinary tract infection was defined as neonatal systemic illness.The primary outcome was the prevalence rate of group B Streptococcal colonization in pregnant mothers between 36 and 376/7 wk ...
Moms-to-be are routinely tested for GBS during pregnancy, because in some cases GBS can cause an infection that can be passed from the mom to her baby during avaginal delivery. How Group B Strep Is Contracted Experts aren't sure how group B streptococcus is spread among adults, as it's...
Title: Serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of group B Streptococcus isolated from pregnant women in M茅xico Background: Group B streptococci (SGB) are a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Women colonized might also develop pregnancy-associated infections including ...
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Urinary Tract Infection Involves Binding of GBS to Bladder Uroepithelium and Potent but GBS-Specific Induction of Interleukin 1α Nonpregnant AdultsAgalactiae InfectionsFemalesIL-1-BetaMalesGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) causes urinary tract infections, but the pathogenic mechanis...
Group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is a major human pathogen that disproportionately affects neonates and women in the peripartum period and is an emerging cause of infection in older adults. The primary toxin of GBS, β-hemolysin/cytolysin (βH/C), has a well-defined role...
Related to Group A streptococci:group B streptococci strep·to·coc·cus (strĕp′tə-kŏk′əs) n.pl.strep·to·coc·ci(-kŏk′sī, -kŏk′ī) Any of various round gram-positive bacteria of the genusStreptococcusthat occur in pairs or chains and can cause various infections in ...
Sachdeva S, Rosett HA, Krischak MK, Weaver KE, Heine RP, Denoble AE, Dotters-Katz SK. Urinary Tract Infection and Progression to Pyelonephritis: Group B Streptococcus versus E. coli. AJP reports. 2024 Jan:14(1):e80-e84. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1779031. Epub 2024 Feb 18[PubMed PMID: 38...
Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group BStreptococcus(GBS) is an opportunistic pathogen of humans and animals, which causes a diverse range of infections that encompasses asymptomatic colonization and severe and life-threatening systemic disease such as toxic shock-like syndrome1. GBS is the wor...
Twenty-three episodes of bacteremia due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) in men were reviewed for both clinical and microbiologic features. The commonest sources of bacteremia were infections of the respiratory tract (seven cases), skin (five cases), urinary tract (four cases), and intravenous ...