Changes in the incidence and epidemiology of neonatal group B Streptococcal disease over the last two decades in Crete, Greece

Autor: Eleni Vergadi, Antonia Manoura, Emmanouil Chatzakis, Emmanouil Karavitakis, Sofia Maraki, Emmanouil Galanakis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Infectious Disease Reports, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2036-7430
2036-7449
DOI: 10.4081/idr.2018.7744
Popis: Group B streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of neonatal disease. However, GBS rates and prevention strategies vary considerably worldwide. Herein, we investigated the burden and epidemiological trends of neonatal GBS infections in our area (Greece) over the last two decades. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study that includes all cases of culture-proven GBS disease in infants
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