Clinical and Laboratory Features of Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in Infants and Newborns: Study of 848 Cases in France, 2001–2014 | Zendy

AnneSophie Romain | Zendy; Robert Cohen | Zendy; Céline Plainvert | Zendy; Caroline Joubrel | Zendy; Stéphane Béchet | Zendy; Amélie Perret | Zendy; Asmaa Tazi | Zendy; Claire Poyart | Zendy; Corinne Lévy | Zendy

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Clinical and Laboratory Features of Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in Infants and Newborns: Study of 848 Cases in France, 2001–2014

Author(s) -

AnneSophie Romain,

Robert Cohen,

Céline Plainvert,

Caroline Joubrel,

Stéphane Béchet,

Amélie Perret,

Asmaa Tazi,

Claire Poyart,

Corinne Lévy

Publication year - 2017

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/cix896

Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , incidence (geometry) , streptococcus agalactiae , group b , pediatrics , confidence interval , streptococcus , gestational age , antibiotics , serotype , neonatal infection , pregnancy , immunology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , optics , genetics

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease is the leading cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis despite women receiving an intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis during labor. We aimed to describe GBS meningitis in children <1 year old in France.

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