Correlation between Group B Streptococcal Genotypes, Their Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles, and Virulence Genes among Pregnant Women in Lebanon

The antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of 76 Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococci [GBS]) isolates from vaginal specimens of pregnant women near term were correlated to their genotypes generated by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA analysis and their virulence factors encoding genes cylE,...

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Main Authors: Antoine Hannoun, Marwa Shehab, Marie-Therese Khairallah, Ahmad Sabra, Roland Abi-Rached, Tony Bazi, Khalid A. Yunis, George F. Araj, Ghassan M. Matar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/796512
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