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Molecular epidemiology and mortality of group B streptococcal meningitis and infant sepsis in the Netherlands: a 30-year nationwide surveillance study
1 Jan 2021
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) causes invasive disease in all age groups. In the Netherlands, the incidence of group B streptococcal sepsis in early infancy is increasing because of a specific genetic subtype, clonal complex (CC) 17-A1. We assessed the molecular epidemiology, incidence, and mortality of group B streptococcal meningitis in the Netherlands over 30 years. METHODS: We...
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