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Group B streptococcus (GBS) is currently the most frequent causative agent of neonatal infections. Ten to thirty percent of pregnant women carry GBS, and if prophylactic measures are not taken, GBS becomes established in 50% of the babies born to carriers, and about 1% of these babies will develop the disease [1]. In other words, 0.5–1.5 newborns per 1000 will develop GBS infection. According to a nationwide questionnaire survey by Matsubara et al. [2], sepsis and meningitis accounted for 73% and 26%, respectively, of early-onset GBS infections. The mortality rate is 4.5% in early-onset GBS infections, and the sequelae rate is about 30% in those who develop meningitis, so it is still an important neonatal infection.
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Mizuno, K. (2022). GBS Infection. In: Matsuda, Y. (eds) Cerebral Palsy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2217-6_25
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