Molecular characterization, antimicrobial resistance and invasion of epithelial cells by Streptococcus agalactiae strains isolated from colonized pregnant women and newborns in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bruna Alves da Silva PimentelPamella Silva Lannes-CostaAlice Slotfeldt VianaGabriela da Silva SantosMaria Beatriz Gerardin Poirot LeobonsBernadete Teixeira Ferreira-CarvalhoPrescilla Emy NagaoPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2024)
The study showed a high prevalence of virulence and antimicrobial genes in S. agalactiae strains isolated from pregnant women and newborns, supporting the idea that continued surveillance is necessary to identify risk factors and perform long-term follow-up in pregnant women and neonates in Rio de Janeiro.