Publications by authors named "Andrej Rojnik"
BMC Infect Dis
December 2020
Article Synopsis
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the main cause of serious neonatal diseases in industrialized countries, and this study focused on analyzing GBS isolates in Slovenia from 2001 to 2018, as well as current cases from pregnant women in 2018.
- The research included 101 invasive isolates from patients and 70 colonizing isolates from pregnant women, assessing their clinical characteristics, antibiotic resistance, and genomic data, including virulence factors.
- Findings revealed a significant prevalence of hypervirulent CC-17 GBS, particularly in late-onset diseases, with a notable lack of genetic diversity, indicating it may pose a continuous risk for neonatal infections.
