Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease among Infants, China

Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease among Infants, China

Invasive group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of illness and death among infants globally. We conducted prospective and retrospective laboratory-based surveillance of GBS-positive cultures from infants <3 months of age in 18 hospitals across China during January 1, 2015–December 31...

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Main Authors: Wenjing Ji, Haiying Liu, Shabir A. Madhi, Marianne Cunnington, Zilu Zhang, Ziyaad Dangor, Haijian Zhou, Xiaoping Mu, Zhengjiang Jin, Aimin Wang, Xiaosong Qin, Chunyan Gao, Yuning Zhu, Xiaodan Feng, Shangyang She, Shuhua Yang, Jing Liu, Jine Lei, Lan Jiang, Zeshi Liu, Gang Li, Qiuhong Li, Qiulian Deng, Kankan Gao, Yu Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Group B Streptococcus
epidemiology
incidence
serotype
clonal complex
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1647_article

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