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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
ISSN: 1394-195X
Vol. 27, No. 1, 2020, pp. 134-138
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Bioline Code: mj20014
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2020, pp. 134-138
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of Invasive and Non-Invasive Group B Streptococcus of Hospital Origin in Malaysia
Ezhumalai, Menagah; Muthanna, AbdulRahman; Suhaili, Zarizal; Dzaraly, Nurul Diana; Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz; Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai & Desa, Mohd Nasir Mohd
Abstract
The aim of this study was to study the genotype of a hospital collection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) from invasive and non-invasive sites. Fifty-one pre-characterised human of GBS were re-identified and further analysed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) in relation to previously published serotypes. Fifteen sequence types (ST) were found with ST1 being the most predominant. ST1 was also associated with majority of the invasive isolates. The genotypic distribution patterns of GBS in this study were largely in agreement with previous reports from other countries indicating the tendency of certain genotypes to prevail in human infection settings.
Keywords
Streptococcus agalactiae ; multilocus sequence typing; human
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