Publications (group B strep, GBS) -
Molecular epidemiology of group B streptococci in Ireland reveals a diverse population with evidence of capsular switching - Meehan, M et al. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. January 2014
Group B streptococcal disease in UK and Irish infants younger than 90 days - Heath, PT et al. Lancet. 2004 Jan 24;363(9405):292-4.
Molecular epidemiology of group B streptococci in Ireland: associations between serotype, invasive status and presence of genes encoding putative virulence factor - Dore N et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003 Oct;131(2):823-33.
Last updated: 7 April 2014
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Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.