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ArticleInfection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases2011

Transmission probabilities and durations of immunity for three pathogenic group B Streptococcus serotypes.

Bethany Percha, M E J Newman, Betsy Foxman

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Article in Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bethany PerchaSchool of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
M E J Newman
Betsy Foxman
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

GBS: Epidemiologic Characterization for Gene DiscoveryR01AI051675 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI FOXMAN, BETSY · 2003 to 2007
$2.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI051675
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a major cause of neonatal sepsis and is an emerging cause of invasive bacterial infections. The 9 known serotypes vary in virulence, and there is little cross-immunity. Key parameters for planning an effective vaccination strategy, such as average length of immunity and transmission probabilities by serotype, are unknown. We simulated GBS spread in a population using a computational model with parameters derived from studies of GBS sexual transmission in a college dormitory. Here we provide estimates of the duration of immunity relative to the transmission probabilities for the 3 GBS serotypes most associated with invasive disease: Ia, III, and V. We also place upper limits on the durations of immunity for serotype Ia (570 days), III (1125 days) and V (260 days). Better transmission estimates are required to establish the epidemiological parameters of GBS infection and determine the best vaccination strategies to prevent GBS disease.

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Models, BiologicalAntigens, BacterialComputer SimulationFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSexually Transmitted Diseases, BacterialStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeAntigens, Bacterial

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PMID21605704
PMCPMC3391980
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