GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN INDIA-1998-2010

作者:Sridhar Santhanam*; Grace Rebekah; Nithya Ponmudi J; Balaji Veeraraghavan; Niranjan Thomas; Manish Kumar; Anil Kuruvilla Kurien; Atanu Jana Kumar
来源:Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2014, 33(10): 1091-1092.
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000000377

摘要

This retrospective study was done to determine the incidence of neonatal Group B streptococcal sepsis among newborn between 1998 and 2010. Among 107,692 babies born during this period, the overall incidence of Group B streptococcal sepsis was 0.76/1000 live births with the incidence of early onset sepsis being 0.68 (95% confidence interval: 0.52-0.83)/1000 live births. The overall rate of early onset sepsis decreased to 0.55/1000 live births with introduction of intrapartum antibiotic policy.

  • 出版日期2014-10