Group B streptococcal infection
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group-b-streptococcal-infection-184-484517
title:
Group B streptococcal infection
text:
Group B streptococcal infection, also known as Group B streptococcal disease or just Group B strep infection, is the infectious disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae. Streptococcus agalactiae is the most common human pathogen belonging to group B of the Lancefield classification of streptococci—hence the name of group B stretococcal (GBS). Infection with GBS can cause serious illness and sometimes death, especially in newborns, the elderly, and people with compromised immune s
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Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_B_streptococcal_infection
date created:
2005-11-19T00:12:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:09:59Z
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