Abstract
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns worldwide. From 2000 to 2008, national guidelines in Germany recommended intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for pregnant women displaying risk factors (eg, perinatal anogenital GBS colonization, rupture of the membranes ≥18 hours before birth) for the vertical transmission of GBS to their children. In 2008, these guidelines were revised to advocate universal, culture-based screening for GBS colonization among all pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation. For the period 2009-2010, our prospective active surveillance study assessed the incidence of invasive GBS infections in infants 0-90 days of age in Germany. We did this by means of a capture-recapture analysis of 2 separate, independent systems (pediatric reporting versus laboratory reporting). We compared our results with those from a previous study by employing an equivalent design (2001-2003). We detected a 32% reduction in GBS incidence, from 0.47 per 1000 live births (n = 679) in 2001-2003 to 0.34 per 1000 live births (n = 450) in 2009-2010. This decline primarily is tied to a reduced number of GBS cases in children under 1 week of age. In 2009-2010, the ratio of early-onset d...Continue Reading
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