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Genomic Analysis of Group B Streptococcus Carriage Isolates From Botswana Reveals Distinct Local Epidemiology and Identifies Novel Strains


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Author list: Karen L. Hanze Villavicencio,1,2,a Megan J. Job,3,a Anne Claire Burghard,3,4
Allison Taffet,3 Francis M. Banda,5 Moses Vurayai,6 Margaret Mokomane,6
Tonya Arscott-Mills,5,7,8 Tiny Mazhani,5 Seeletso Nchingane,9 Brady Thomas,10
Andrew P. Steenhoff,1,2,5,7,8 and Adam J. Ratne

Publication year: 2023

Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

eISSN: 2328-8957

URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10588617/pdf/ofad496.pdf



In pregnant people colonized with group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Botswana, we report the presence/expansion of sequence types 223 and 109, a low rate of erythromycin resistance, and 3 novel sequence types. These data highlight the importance of local epidemiologic studies of GBS, a significant source of neonatal disease.


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