Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infections Among Nonpregnant Adults in the United States, 2008-2016
Author(s) -
Louise Francois Watkins,
Lesley McGee,
Stephanie J. Schrag,
Bernard Beall,
Jennifer Hudson Jain,
Tracy Pondo,
Monica M. Farley,
Lee H. Harrison,
Shelley M. Zansky,
Jan Baumbach,
Ruth Lynfield,
Paula Snippes Vag,
Lisa A. Miller,
William Schaffner,
Ann Thomas,
James Watt,
Susan Petit,
Gayle Langley
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7269
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , population , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , medical record , disease , demography , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of invasive bacterial disease. Previous studies have shown a substantial and increasing burden of GBS infections among nonpregnant adults, particularly older adults and those with underlying medical conditions.
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