Incidence and clinical presentation of invasive neonatal group B streptococcal infections in Germany

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Fluegge, Kirsten ^a   Siedler, Anette ^b   Heinrich, Beate ^c   Schulte Moenting, Juergen ^d   Moennig, Maria Jantje ^e   Bartels, Dorothee B ^e   Dammann, Olaf ^e,f   Von Kries, Ruediger ^g   Berner, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Incidence; Invasive; Neonatal; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INFECTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 33745307365     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2481     Document Type: Article

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