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Incidence and Outcome of Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in Infants in Switzerland

Journal Paper/Review - Nov 3, 2015

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Giannoni E, Schlapbach L, Aebi C, Baer W, Relly C, Hasters P, Leone A, Donas A, Kahlert C, Niederer-Loher A, Konetzny G, Heininger U, Posfay-Barbe K, Agyeman P, Stocker M, Christoph B, Swiss Pediatric Sepsis Study Group. Incidence and Outcome of Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in Infants in Switzerland. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2015
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Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2015
Publication Date
Nov 3, 2015
Issn Electronic
1532-0987
Brief description/objective

The incidence and outcome of group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis were assessed prospectively between September 2011 and February 2015 in all tertiary care pediatric hospitals of Switzerland. We describe a low incidence of GBS early-onset sepsis (0.12/1000 livebirths), and a predominance of GBS late-onset sepsis (0.36/1000 livebirths), a pattern which has not been reported in other countries.