| Group B streptococcal infection in the perinatal period. An increasing problem in newborn care. | |
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PMID: 367345 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Group B streptococcal infections in newborn infants are increasing in frequency. Infection takes two forms--early-onset, developing in the first 24 hours, and late-onset, developing after the first week. Early-onset disease, a fulminating septicaemia, has a mortality of 40-70%. Late-onset disease, usually meningitis, has a mortality of 20-30%, with a high incidence of neurological damage in survivors. Early-onset disease is acquired during delivery from organisms colonizing the vagina. Up to 25% of women are colonized in late pregnancy. So far, no effective programmes for prevention have been developed. |
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Authors:
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N Campbell |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Australian family physician Volume: 7 ISSN: 0300-8495 ISO Abbreviation: Aust Fam Physician Publication Date: 1978 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1979-03-13 Completed Date: 1979-03-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0326701 Medline TA: Aust Fam Physician Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1129-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis*, microbiology, transmission Meningitis / diagnosis Pregnancy Sepsis / diagnosis Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*, mortality, transmission Streptococcus agalactiae |
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