title: Hypervirulent Clone of Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, 1993-2012.
abstract: We describe a hypervirulent clone of group B Streptococcus serotype III, subtype 4, sequence type 283, that caused invasive disease with a predilection for meningitis in Hong Kong during 1993-2012. The organism is associated with high mortality and increased summer prevalence and is linked to diseased fish from freshwater fish farms.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ang
authors.forename: Kitty
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Veranja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Liyanapathirana
authors.forename: Ming Jing
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013696:Temperature; D014774:Virulence; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Group B Streptococcus; Hong Kong; bacteria; clone; fish disease; hypervirulent; meningitis; newborns; serotype III-4/ST283; zoonoses