A serotype VIII strain among colonizing group B streptococcal isolates in Boston, Massachusetts

Authors
Paoletti, LJ Bradford, J Paoletti, LC
Citation
Lj. Paoletti et al., A serotype VIII strain among colonizing group B streptococcal isolates in Boston, Massachusetts, J CLIN MICR, 37(11), 1999, pp. 3759-3760
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3759 - 3760
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199911)37:11<3759:ASVSAC>2.0.ZU;2-6
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 prevale nt 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.