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In a retrospective study all neonates, born to mothers living in Goteborg and five surrounding communities, with culture-verified septicaemia or menigitls between 1975 and 1986 were identified. After exclusion of patients from whom bacteria considered to be contaminants (e.g. Staph. epidermidis and -streptococci), were isolated, 238 patients remained. During the twelve year period 83,186 live births were registered. Thus the incidence was 2.9/1,000. The incidence did not change during the period studied. The most frequent isolates were group-B streptococci (69), Staph aureus (56), E coli (34), Klebs pneumoniae (29) and enterococci(20). Twelve other organisms accounted for 1-7 cases each. There were no major changes within the distribution of the various organisms during the time period studied. From 37 of the 238 patients the pathogen was isolated from CSF. Thirteen of the meningitis case were caused by group-B streptococci. 33 patients died (14%). Most of them were preterm. Besides these data information on risk factors, age at start of symptoms and clinical symptoms will be presented.
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Tessin, I., Trollfors, B. & Thiringer, K. 14. INCIDENCE AND ETIOLOGY OF NEONATAL SEPTICAEMIA AND MENINGITIS IN WEST SWEDEN 1975 – 1986. Pediatr Res 24, 655 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198811000-00036
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198811000-00036