Author's response to reviews Title:Incidence and serotype distribution of invasive group B streptococcal disease in young infants: a multi-country observational study Authors:

Incidence and serotype distribution of invasive group B streptococcal disease in young infants: a multi-country observational study

BACKGROUND Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of serious infection in very young infants. Robust incidence data from many geographic regions, including Latin America and Asia, are however lacking. METHODS A multicenter, hospital-based observational study was performed in Panama, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong and Bangladesh. All represented urban, tertiary referral hospitals, excep...

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Estimating the burden of invasive Group B Streptococcal disease in young infants in southern mainland China: an observational study.

OBJECTIVES To estimate the incidence, case fatality ratio and serotypes associated with early-onset (EOD) and late-onset (LOD) invasive GBS disease in infants in southern mainland China. METHODS During the six-month study period, infants aged ≤ 90 days with culture-confirmed GBS disease born in the study hospitals or elsewhere, but presenting to a study hospital, were enrolled. GBS-positive c...

Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in a Newborn: a Case Report

Newborns’ bacterial infections due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) happen in two forms including early-onset disease or late-onset disease. In this paper, we report a case of early-onset GBS infection in a male infant. A 22-year-old primigravid woman delivers a term normal looking male infant. Nasal flaring, grunting, and poor feeding presented soon after birth. An empiric treatment wit...

فراوانی سروتایپ‌های کپسولی استرپتوکوکوس گروه B جدا شده از نمونه های بالینی بر اساس ژنوتایپینگ

  Background: Group B Streptococci (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is one of the most common causes of sepsis and meningitis in neonates and of invasive diseases in pregnant women. It can also cause infectious disease among adults with underlying medical conditions like immunocompromised individuals. Polysaccharide capsule is an important virulence factor. Nine GBS serotypes (Ia, Ib, II to VI...