High rates of colonization and antimicrobial resistance of group B Streptococcus highlight the need for vaccination even after implementation of guidelines for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis.

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Multidrug-resistant hypervirulent group B Streptococcus in neonatal invasive infections, France, 2007-2019.

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Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis from invasive and non-invasive infections in Spain: combining epidemiology, molecular characterization, and genetic diversity.

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Updates in prevention policies of early-onset group B streptococcal infection in newborns.

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Increasing incidence of invasive group A streptococcal disease in Western Australia, particularly among Indigenous people.

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The Australian burden of invasive group A streptococcal disease: a narrative review.

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Comparison between invasive and non-invasive Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from human adults, based on virulence gene profiles, capsular genotypes, sequence types, and antimicrobial resistance patterns.

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Epidemiology of serious bacterial infection in febrile infants under 3 months of age and diagnostic management in Mayotte.

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The indirect impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on invasive group a Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus infections in Houston area children.

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Multistate, population-based distributions of candidate vaccine targets, clonal complexes, and resistance features of invasive group B streptococci within the United States, 2015-2017.

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