Unexpected increase in case fatality of invasive group B streptococcal infections in infants in Norway, January-July 2006.
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A marked increase in case fatality has been observed among reported cases of invasive group B streptococcal infections (GBS) in infants younger than 90 days old (thereafter referred to as ‘infant’) in Norway since the beginning of 2006. Twenty four cases of GBS in infants were reported to the Norwegian communicable disease notification system (MSIS) between 1 January and 21 July, and eight cases (33%) have been fatal [1].
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
دوره 11 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006