Objectives Burden of pneumococcal disease depends on the prevalence and invasive disease
potential of serotypes. We aimed to estimate the invasive disease potential of serotypes …

Background Streptococcus suis is the most common cause of meningitis in pork consuming
and pig rearing countries in South-East Asia. We performed a systematic review of studies …

A collection of 20 strains of Helicobacter pylori from several regions of the world was
studied to better understand the population genetic structure and diversity of this species. …

The human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori infects the human gastric mucus layer of
approximately half of the world's population. Colonization with this bacterium results in …

Background Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation during pregnancy can lead to invasive
GBS disease (iGBS) in infants, including meningitis or sepsis, with a high mortality risk. …

Background We studied causative pathogens, clinical characteristics, and outcome of adult
community-acquired bacterial meningitis after the introduction of adjunctive dexamethasone …

Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major cause of bacterial meningitis
and septicaemia although infection by some serogroups may be prevented through …

Helicobacter pylori isolates show greater genetic diversity than other bacterial species
studied, but the basis for this phenomenon is unknown. Whether detectable genomic mutation …

Background .The Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide capsule may be related to
invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) course. Methods .We performed a retrospective cohort …

Background The obligate intracellular growing bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis causes
diseases like trachoma, urogenital infection and lymphogranuloma venereum with severe …