A serotype VIII strain among colonizing group B streptococcal isolates in Boston, Massachusetts.
Maternal colonization with group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a risk factor for neonatal GBS disease. Whereas serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, and V are prevalent 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.
Paoletti
L J
LJ
Clinical Microbiology Department, Channing Laboratory, Boston Massachusetts 02115, USA. lpaoletti@channing.harvard.edu
Bradford
J
J
Paoletti
L C
LC
D001900:Boston; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification