Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of ChemotherapyHumansAgedStreptococcal InfectionsFemaleMale
Characteristics of invasive group B streptococcal infections in adults and older individuals in a super-aging society in Japan, 2016-2023.
Hideaki Takahashi, Haruko Miyazaki, Yuki Watanabe, Daisuke Kawahata, Yutaka Nasu, Misako Takata, Hidemasa Nakaminami, Hidehiro Watanabe, Yuji Hirai, Kimiko Ubukata, Shigeki Nakamura
Published: 202610.1016/j.jiac.2025.102897
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a commensal bacterium in the gastrointestinal tract, can cause invasive GBS (iGBS) infections, particularly in older adults with underlying comorbidities. We determined the relationship between mortality and h…
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