Molecular Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Egyptian Women.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes severe neonatal infections with a high burden of disease, especially in Africa. Maternal vaginal colonization and perinatal transmissions represent the common mode of acquiring the infection. Development of an effective maternal vaccine against GBS relies on molecular surveillance of the maternal GBS population to better understand the global distribution of GBS clones and serotypes. (2) Methods: Here, we present genomic data from a collection of colonizing GBS strains from Ismailia, Egypt that were sequenced and characterized within the global JUNO project. (3) Results: A large proportion of serotype VI, ST14 strains was discovered, a serotype which is rarely found in strain collections from the US and E

SUBMITTER: Shabayek S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9861799 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature