Hypervirulent Clone of Group B Streptococcus Serotype III Sequence Type 283, Hong Kong, 1993–2012
oleh: Margaret Ip, Irene Ang, Kitty Fung, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Ming Jing Luo, Raymond Lai
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10-01 |
Deskripsi
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.