{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["55(3)"],"submitter":["Wright CM"],"funding":["Department of Infectious Diseases, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group","The Kids Research Institute Australia"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Neonatal and puerperal sepsis are major manifestations of invasive group B streptococcal (Streptococcus agalactiae; iGBS) infections. International data indicate the importance of iGBS infections among non-pregnant adults.<h4>Aims</h4>To describe the burden of iGBS infections in Western Australia (WA) between 2000 and 2018 in terms of incidence, length of hospitalisation and all-cause 30- and 90-day mortality.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective, population-based study using linked data from the state government-owned pathology provider, hospitalisations and death registrations. Children and adults with isolation of GBS in a normally sterile site or a hospital-based diagnosis of iGBS infection were included.<h4>Results</h4>There were 2861 cases; just over a quarter ("],"journal":["Internal medicine journal"],"pagination":["453-460"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11900862"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Invasive group B streptococcal infections in Western Australia, 2000-2018."],"pmcid":["PMC11900862"],"pubmed_authors":["Wright CM","Moorin R","Carapetis J","Dyer J","Manning L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Invasive group B streptococcal infections in Western Australia, 2000-2018.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Neonatal and puerperal sepsis are major manifestations of invasive group B streptococcal (Streptococcus agalactiae; iGBS) infections. International data indicate the importance of iGBS infections among non-pregnant adults.<h4>Aims</h4>To describe the burden of iGBS infections in Western Australia (WA) between 2000 and 2018 in terms of incidence, length of hospitalisation and all-cause 30- and 90-day mortality.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective, population-based study using linked data from the state government-owned pathology provider, hospitalisations and death registrations. Children and adults with isolation of GBS in a normally sterile site or a hospital-based diagnosis of iGBS infection were included.<h4>Results</h4>There were 2861 cases; just over a quarter (","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T13:11:03.195Z","creation":"2025-04-04T13:11:03.195Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11900862","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39780516"],"doi":["10.1111/imj.16611"]}}