TY - JOUR AU - Kothari, Neelay J. AU - Morin, Craig A. AU - Glennen, Anita AU - Jackson, Delois AU - Harper, Jane AU - Schrag, Stephanie J. AU - Lynfield, Ruth T1 - Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Elderly, Minnesota, USA, 2003–2007 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 8 SP - 1279 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In Minnesota, incidence of invasive group B streptococcal disease was 3 times greater in older adults in long-term care facilities than in older adults in community settings (67.7/100,000 vs. 21.4/100,000) during 2003–2007. The overall case-fatality rate was 6.8%, and concurrent conditions were common among both groups. KW - Streptococcus agalactiae KW - streptococci KW - long-term care KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - elderly KW - microbial KW - Minnesota KW - USA KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1508.081381 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-1381_article ER - End of Reference