Emerging Trends in the Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in England and Wales, 1991–2010
Author(s) -
Theresa Lamagni,
Catherine Keshishian,
Androulla Efstratiou,
Rebecca Guy,
Katherine L. Henderson,
Karen Broughton,
Elizabeth Sheridan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit337
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , disease , population , demography , environmental health , family medicine , pediatrics , sociology
Few cross-population studies examining the epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) disease have been undertaken. To identify longitudinal trends in the burden and characteristics of infections, national surveillance data on diagnoses in England and Wales from 1991 to 2010 were analyzed.
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