Prevalence of Capsular Serotype, Pilus Island Distribution, and Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric and Adult Invasive Group B Streptococcus Isolates: Data From a Nationwide Prospective Surveillance Study in Germany

For neonates, group B Streptococcus is life threatening. Current prevention strategies remain insufficient, especially for cases of late-onset sepsis, where intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has demonstrated no benefit. One promising approach is the vaccination of pregnant women, which offers prote...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal Jg. 40; H. 1; S. 76
Hauptverfasser: Lohrmann, Florens, Berg, Angela, Wicker, Esther, Imm, Anita, Krause, Gérard, Zürn, Katharina, Berner, Reinhard, Hufnagel, Markus, Lander, Fabian
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 01.01.2021
ISSN:1532-0987, 1532-0987
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