Group 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 emerging role in a hitherto less commonly described clinical ...
Group B Streptococcus is a type of bacterial infection that can be found in a pregnant woman’s vagina or rectum.
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 ...
Also Known As: Group B Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Group B Streptococcus, Group B Strep, GBS, Strep Group B, Streptococcus agalactiae, Beta-hemolytic Strep Culture Board Approved At a Glance Why Get Tested? To screen a pregnant woman for the presence of group B streptococcus (GBS) in her...
Several strains of Streptococcus suis which occasionally cause meningitis in humans bind to Pk and P1 substances.196 • The PA-I lectin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediating the adherence of the bacterium to human tissues bind to Pk, (B), and P1 determinants,197 the Gal(α1-4)Gal motif acts...
The novel conjugative transposon Tn1207.3 carries the macrolide efflux gene mef(A) in Streptococcus pyogenes Microb Drug Resist, 9 (2003), pp. 243-247 CrossrefView in ScopusGoogle Scholar 15 PR Hsueh, HM Chen, AH Huang, JJ Wu Decreased activity of erythromycin against Streptococcus pyogenes in...
Streptococcus MG, an organism used in serological tests for primary atypical pneumonia, was inactive. No inhibition of anti-A1 was seen. 1In other investigations, agglutination by anti-Lewis sera, Leb and Lea, was not inhibited.) The I agglutinability of red cells was altered by treat- ment...
ObjectivesGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important opportunistic bacteria that causes a wide range of infections including neonatal sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, soft tissue and urinary tract infections (UTI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, surface ...
Group-B streptococcus (GBS) was isolated from 21 cases (1.4 per cent) of urinary tract infection (UTI) in a pediatric hospital in one year. Seventeen patients were females, and 4 were males. Six patients were less than one month old. This report describes the clinical, urologic, and ...