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Published in: Infection 4/2017

01-08-2017 | Original Paper

Group B streptococcal disease in infants in the first year of life: a nationwide surveillance study in Japan, 2011–2015

Authors: Kousaku Matsubara, Kiyoshi Hoshina, Masatoshi Kondo, Isao Miyairi, Yoshiya Yukitake, Yusuke Ito, Kisei Minami, Ryuichi Genkawa

Published in: Infection | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of childhood group B streptococcus (GBS) disease including late late-onset disease (LLOD) and to clinically characterize recurrent cases and twin-sibling cases in Japan.

Methods

We collected information on infants (<1 year of age) with invasive GBS disease and institutional information about births and transfers through a nationwide questionnaire between 2011 and 2015.

Results

We identified 133 infants with early-onset disease (EOD), 274 late-onset disease (LOD), and 38 LLOD from 149 institutes. The case fatality rate (CFR) of EOD, LOD, and LLOD was 4.5, 4.4, and 0%, respectively. CFR in EOD was significantly (P < 0.001) associated with preterm birth, but not that in LOD and LLOD. Twenty-nine percent of infants with meningitis (49/169) had neurologic sequelae. We showed clinical details of 12 recurrent cases that accounted for 2.8% of the total patients, and 4 sets of both twins affected; 4 of 12 recurrent cases and 3 of 4 twin-sibling sets were also associated with preterm birth. Based on the livebirth number of 581,488, the instituted-based incidence of EOD, LOD, and LLOD was estimated as 0.09 (95% CI 0.06–0.11), 0.12 (95% CI 0.11–0.14), and 0.01 (95% CI 0.01–0.02) per 1000 livebirths, respectively.

Conclusions

CFR of EOD and LOD in Japan is comparable with that in high-income European countries or the United States, and their incidence is much lower. Our findings also describe the clinical details of LLOD, recurrent infections, and infections in twin siblings. This study is the largest among Asian childhood GBS studies ever reported.
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Metadata
Title
Group B streptococcal disease in infants in the first year of life: a nationwide surveillance study in Japan, 2011–2015
Authors
Kousaku Matsubara
Kiyoshi Hoshina
Masatoshi Kondo
Isao Miyairi
Yoshiya Yukitake
Yusuke Ito
Kisei Minami
Ryuichi Genkawa
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-017-0995-2

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