Microbiology
Mutated Group B Streptococcus Causes Neonatal Sepsis
Streptococcus agalactiae or group B Streptococcus is a commensal of the human gut and genitourinary tract, and a leading cause of neonatal infections, in which vertical transmission from mother to child remains the most frequent route of contamination. More...01 Sep 2015
![Image: Photomicrograph of Giemsa-stained thin blood smear showing Babesia organisms sequestered in erythrocytes (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-08-24/RLJ-273.jpg "Image: Photomicrograph of Giemsa-stained thin blood smear showing Babesia organisms sequestered in erythrocytes (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).")
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