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- ReviewPerinatal Streptococcus agalactiae Epidemiology and Surveillance Targets
Streptococcus agalactiae, or group B streptococcus (GBS), is a major neonatal pathogen. Recent data have elucidated the global prevalence of maternal and neonatal colonization, but gaps still remain in the epidemiology of this species.
- ReviewMobile Genetic Elements Associated with Antimicrobial Resistance
Strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, particularly those that are multiresistant, are an increasing major health care problem around the world. It is now abundantly clear that both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria are able to meet the evolutionary challenge of combating antimicrobial chemotherapy, often by acquiring preexisting resistance determinants from the bacterial gene pool.
- ReviewMechanisms of Bacterial Tolerance and Persistence in the Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Environments
Pathogens that infect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts are subjected to intense pressure due to the environmental conditions of the surroundings. This pressure has led to the development of mechanisms of bacterial tolerance or persistence which enable microorganisms to survive in these locations.
- ReviewVirological and Immunological Outcomes of Coinfections
Coinfections involving viruses are being recognized to influence the disease pattern that occurs relative to that with single infection. Classically, we usually think of a clinical syndrome as the consequence of infection by a single virus that is isolated from clinical specimens.
- Practical Guidance for Clinical MicrobiologyImplementing a Quality Management System in the Medical Microbiology Laboratory