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- Title
Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infections in Finland: A Population-based Study .
- Authors
Lyytikainen, Outi; Nuorti, J. Pekka; Halmesmaki, Erja; Carlson, Petteri; Uotila, Jukka; Vuento, Risto; Ranta, Tapio; Sarkkinen, Hannu; Ammala, Martti; Kostiala, Anja; Jarvenpaa, Anna-Liisa
- Abstract
Examines neonatal cases of early-onset group B streptococcus (GBS) infection in several hospitals from 1999 to 2000. Information on GBS; Recommended strategies to prevent perinatal GBS in the U.S.; Prevalence of the bacterial infection; Comparison between the incidence of early-onset GBS disease in Finland and in the U.S.; Average annualized incidence of invasive GBS infection in adults.
- Subjects
STREPTOCOCCUS; INFECTION; BACTERIAL diseases; EPIDEMICS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003, Vol 9, Issue 4, p469
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article