Background and objectives: The development of molecular biological techniques provide a method for direct detection and identification of pathogens. This study attempted to compare bacterial culture and PCR to detect S. agalactiae in cattle milk samples. The PCR method was based on using primers V1 and V2 derived from the 16s rRNA gene. Materials and Methods: One hundred milk samples were colle...

Milk from cows with sub-clinical mastitis accidentally mixed into bulk milk enters food chain and poses a threat to human health. Milk and other dairy products are reported to be frequently infected with Staphylococcus aureus. Also Streptococcus agalactiae has been described as one of the most common agents of invasive infections. The present study was aimed at discussing the economy and public...

Streptococcus agalactiae, a unique bacterium commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), is evolving to become a major pathogen that causes a wide variety of problems across a broad spectrum of individuals. The greatest controversy over this bacterium involves the obstetrical patient. Lawyers have made this organism a centerpiece, leading their clients to believe that the presence of G...

Sir, Recently in Australia, prescribing patterns for lincosamides have changed. Parenteral lincomycin use now exceeds parenteral clindamycin use in hospitals, including intensive care units. The reasons pertain to availability, cost and the recommendations of the national antibiotic guidelines. The Australian therapeutic guidelines present lincomycin and clindamycin as equivalent treatments for...

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 This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Bacillus sp. NP5 paraprobiotic administration through commercial feed on growth performance, immune response, and resistance Nile tilapia against Streptococcus agalactiae infection. produced heat-inactivation at 95°C for 1 h, then performed a viability test tryptic soy agar (TSA) media incubated 24 hours. Paraprobiotics...

Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS)/Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) is a common rectovaginal colonizer, thereby potential agent of neonatal and maternal infection. This study estimates the trends isolation GBS, its antimicrobial profile in urine culture demographic characteristics these patients over 7-year period. Methods: A record-based was conducted, which included all reports G...

AIM The main objective of this study was to emphasize on histopathological examinations and molecular identification of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from natural infections in hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Temerloh Pahang, Malaysia, as well as to determine the susceptibility of the pathogen strains to various currently available antimicrobial agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS The...

The sip gene encoding for a conserved highly immunogenic surface protein of Streptococcus agalactiae was amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and subcloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET32a (+) and expressed as a recombinant protein in E. coli BL21 (DE3). An indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed using the purified Sip protein as a coating antigen, w...

Acute neonatal parotitis (ANP) is a very rare disease. Most cases are managed conservatively; early antibiotics and adequate hydration may reduce the need for surgery. The most common cause of ANP is Staphylococcus aureus. We report a rare case of acute neonatal parotitis with late-onset septic shock due to Streptococcus agalactiae. The diagnosis was confirmed with ultrasound and isolation of S...

Streptococcus agalactiae is presently the commonest beta-haemolytic streptococcus isolated from clinical material in this hospital. Between October 1974 and March 1975, 81 patients with such infections were seen. Seventeen had urinary tract infections, six had septicaemia, and one neonate had meningitis. Three of those with septicaemia were neonates and two died. The organism was also found to ...