“…In the past few decades, the prevalence of invasive GBS infections has more than doubled. The reason for this increase in prevalence is not yet clear but is associated with the increasing prevalence of predisposing chronic conditions and the increasing mean age of the global population [ 7 , 11 , 12 ]. Predisposing conditions include diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal insufficiency, malignancy, previous urological instrumentation, and structural abnormalities of the urinary tract.…”