Comparative analysis of inflammatory markers produced by macrophages inoculated with invasive and colonizing strains of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) and evaluation of patients' clinical data

• Main Authors: Hosseini, Nassim Karimi, Vidyadaran, Sharmili, Jose, Shinsmon, Eskandarian, Narges, Ismail, Zalina, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52562/1/2017050314445307_MJMHS_Jan_2017_-_0004_Comparative_Analysis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52562/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2017050314445307_MJMHS_Jan_2017_-_0004_Comparative_Analysis.pdf

Introduction: Group B Streptococcus (GBS), infection and recurrence in newborns and pregnant women can lead to chronic medical illness resulting in significant morbidity, and mortality. Pathogenesis of GBS may be due to reasons such as activation of the immune system, followed by the production of i...