Increased Risk for Group B Streptococcus Sepsis in Young Infants Exposed to HIV, Soweto, South Africa, 2004–2008

Increased Risk for Group B Streptococcus Sepsis in Young Infants Exposed to HIV, Soweto, South Africa, 2004–2008

Although group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of severe invasive disease in young infants worldwide, epidemiologic data and knowledge about risk factors for the disease are lacking from low- to middle-income countries. To determine the epidemiology of invasive GBS disease among young infan...

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Main Authors: Clare L. Cutland, Stephanie J. Schrag, Michael C. Thigpen, Sithembiso C. Velaphi, Jeannette Wadula, Peter V. Adrian, Locadiah Kuwanda, Michelle J. Groome, Eckhart Buchmann, Shabir A. Madhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
group B Streptococcus
GBS
early-onset disease
late-onset disease
HIV
serotype
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/14-1562_article

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