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Genomic and phenotypic characterisation of invasive neonatal and colonising group B Streptococcus isolates from Slovenia, 2001–2018
BackgroundGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of invasive neonatal disease in the industrialized world. We aimed to genomically and...
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High prevalence of group B streptococcus ST17 hypervirulent clone among non-pregnant patients from a Hungarian venereology clinic
BackgroundAlthough Streptococcus agalactiae is the leading causative agent of neonatal sepsis and meningitis, recently it is increasingly isolated...
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Invasive meningococcal disease in older adults: current perspectives and call for action
PurposeInvasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a devastating condition. While most attention is directed towards disease in children and adolescents,...
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Meningococcal Disease in the Post–COVID-19 Era: A Time to Prepare
The global invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) landscape changed considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic, as evidenced by decreased incidence...
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Neonatal invasive disease caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in Europe: the DEVANI multi-center study
PurposeGroup B streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of invasive disease, mainly sepsis and meningitis, in infants < 3 months of age and of...
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Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: pathogen spectrum and antimicrobial susceptibility
PurposeChronic wounds are frequently caused by, or super-infected with, a broad spectrum of bacteria. To guide treatment, healthcare providers need...
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Molecular characteristics of group B Streptococcus isolates from infants in southern mainland China
BackgroundInvasive group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease in Chinese infants has gradually gained attention in recent years, but the molecular...
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Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized adults and the first isolation of C. difficile PCR ribotype 027 in central China
BackgroundClostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an emerging healthcare problem in the world. The purpose of this study was to perform a...
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Features of Streptococcus agalactiae strains recovered from pregnant women and newborns attending different hospitals in Ethiopia
BackgroundStreptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) serotypes, sequence types, and antimicrobial resistance profile vary across...
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Impact of multidrug resistance on the virulence and fitness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a microbiological and clinical perspective
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most common nosocomial pathogens and part of the top emergent species associated with antimicrobial resistance...
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Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes of Pyogenic Liver Abscess in a US Safety Net Hospital
BackgroundThe causes and management of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) have undergone multiple changes over the past decades. It is a relatively rare...
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Etiological serotype and genotype distributions and clinical characteristics of group B streptococcus-inducing invasive disease among infants in South China
BackgroundGroup B streptococcus (GBS)-induced invasive disease is a major cause of illness and death among infants aged under 90 days in China;...
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Prevalence and molecular characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked products and its comparison with isolates from listeriosis cases
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and molecular characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked products in Zigong City, China. The...
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Co-existence of virulence factors and antibiotic resistance in new Klebsiella pneumoniae clones emerging in south of Italy
BackgroundEndemic presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to carbapenem in Italy has been due principally to the clonal expansion of CC258...
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Fluoroquinolone Restriction as an Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention
Purpose of reviewFluoroquinolones are a commonly prescribed antibiotic class that has come under scrutiny in recent years due to mounting evidence of...
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Whole genome sequencing for the molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated at the Italian ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco Hospital, 2012–2014
BackgroundThe emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains is threatening antimicrobial treatment.
MethodsSixty-eight...
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Rapid detection of Clostridium difficile toxins and laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infections
BackgroundClostridium difficile is an anaerobic, spore-forming and Gram-positive bacillus. It is the major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea...
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Simultaneous detection and characterization of toxigenic Clostridium difficile directly from clinical stool specimens
We employed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with capillary electrophoresis (mPCR-CE) targeting six Clostridium difficile genes,...