Transient increase of early-onset group B streptococcal septicemia |
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| Authors: | P Belfrage K K Christensen P Christensen G Faxelius Y Feuerberg V Lindén N Svenningsen B Wretlind |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden;2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden;3. Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden;4. Department of Pediatrics, Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden;5. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden;6. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Since 1976, all cases of neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) septicemia/meningitis have been registered at two Swedish University Hospitals. A significant increase in the number of infants contracting early-onset GBS-septicemia was noticed at one clinic in 1981, from 1-3 cases per yr to 8 cases. Six months prior to this increase the number of deliveries increased from about 1500 per yr to nearly 3000 per yr. It is suggested that external factors, e.g., subtle changes in the nursing combined with an extended disadvantage at the ward might influence the development of early-onset GBS septicemia. |
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| Keywords: | neonatal infection group B streptococci |
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