The aim of this study was to study the genotype of a hospital collection of Group B
Streptococcus (GBS) from invasive and non-invasive sites. Fifty-one pre-characterised human
of GBS were re-identified and further analysed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) in relation
to previously published serotypes. Fifteen sequence types (ST) were found with ST1 being the
most predominant. ST1 was also associated with majority of the invasive isolates. The genotypic
distribution patterns of GBS in this study were largely in agreement with previous reports from
other countries indicating the tendency of certain genotypes to prevail in human infection settings.
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