Beardsall K, Thompson M H, Mulla R J
Department of Paediatrics, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2000 May;82(3):F205-7. doi: 10.1136/fn.82.3.f205.
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is now the leading cause of neonatal bacterial sepsis in the western world. The incidence of GBS infection in the United States has been determined, and guidelines produced and implemented for the prevention of neonatal infection. Neither incidence nor guidelines are currently established in the United Kingdom.
To define the pattern of neonatal infection within one hospital (Luton and Dunstable Hospital).
A six year retrospective analysis was performed.
An incidence of early onset GBS of 1.15 per 1000 deliveries, comparable with that documented in the United States, was found.
B族链球菌(GBS)目前是西方世界新生儿细菌性败血症的主要病因。美国已确定了GBS感染的发病率,并制定和实施了预防新生儿感染的指南。英国目前既未确定发病率,也未制定指南。
确定一家医院(卢顿和邓斯特布尔医院)内新生儿感染的模式。
进行了为期六年的回顾性分析。
发现早发型GBS的发病率为每1000例分娩1.15例,与美国记录的发病率相当。