Unveiling the genetic landscape of Streptococcus agalactiae bacteremia: emergence of hypervirulent CC1 strains and new CC283 strains in Tehran, Iran
The high prevalence of CC1 and CC12 clones among S. agalactiae strains reflects the emergence of these lineages as successful clones in Iran, which is a serious concern and poses a potential threat to patients.
Authors
- Chakameh Amini
- Parmida Bagheri
- Zahra Salehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0839-2729)
- Mehdi Goudarzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7816-4449)
- Anis Mohammadi
Institutions
- Pasteur Institute of Iran (IR)
- Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch (IR)
- Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03521-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences