Clinical and Laboratory Features of Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in Infants and Newborns: Study of 848 Cases in France, 2001

Clinical and Laboratory Features of Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in Infants and Newborns: Study of 848 Cases in France, 2001–2014

Published:2017-10-16 Issue:6 Volume:66 Page:857-864
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Author:

Romain Anne-Sophie¹,Cohen Robert²³⁴⁵⁶,Plainvert Céline⁷⁸,Joubrel Caroline⁷⁸,Béchet Stéphane³⁴⁵,Perret Amélie⁷,Tazi Asmaa⁷⁸,Poyart Claire⁷⁸,Levy Corinne²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Service de Pédiatrie générale, Hôpital Trousseau, Pari, France

2. Université Paris Est, IMRB-GRC GEMINI, Créteil, France

3. Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne (ACTIV), Saint-Maur des Fossés, France

4. Clinical Research Center (CRC), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, France

5. Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique (GPIP), Paris, France

6. Unité Court Séjour, Petits Nourrissons, Service de Néonatologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, France

7. Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Service de Bactériologie et Centre national de référence des Streptocoques, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre, site Cochin, France

8. INSERM, Équipe Barrières et Pathogènes, Institut Cochin, Paris, France

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/66/6/857/24189649/cix896.pdf

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