Enhanced Postnatal Acquisition of Hypervirulent Group B Streptococcus

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Adam J Ratner. Clin Infect Dis. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 30;69(10):1749-1751.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz035.

¹ Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.

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Risk Factors for Infant Colonization by Hypervirulent CC17 Group B Streptococcus: Toward the Understanding of Late-onset Disease.
Tazi A, Plainvert C, Anselem O, Ballon M, Marcou V, Seco A, El Alaoui F, Joubrel C, El Helali N, Falloukh E, Frigo A, Raymond J, Trieu-Cuot P, Branger C, Le Monnier A, Azria E, Ancel PY, Jarreau PH, Mandelbrot L, Goffinet F, Poyart C. Tazi A, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 30;69(10):1740-1748. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz033. Clin Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 30946447

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