Increasing incidence of late-onset neonatal invasive group B streptococcal infections in Iceland.

Abstract

The number of GBS infections increased during the study period.

The decrease in EO infections in recent years could be attributed to intrapartum antibiotic treatment.

The increasing number of LO infections is a concern.

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Subjects

• Blood
• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Female
• Humans
• Iceland
• Incidence
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Male
• Retrospective Studies
• Serotyping
• Streptococcal Infections
• Streptococcus agalactiae

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Authors

• Guđrún Lilja Óladóttir
• Helga Erlendsdóttir
• Gestur Pálsson
• Erla Soffía Björnsdóttir
• Karl G Kristinsson
• Ásgeir Haraldsson

Publication date

2011-07-14

Journal

Journal topics

• Communicable Diseases
• Infection

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Release reference

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Aug;30(8):661-3

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