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Volume 26, Number 6—June 2020
Research

Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections in Adults, England, 2015–2016

Simon M. CollinComments to Author , Nandini Shetty, and Theresa Lamagni
Author affiliations: National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK

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Table 2

Hospital admissions among adult patients with iGBS infection in England, 2015–2016*

Age, y Male patients, no. (%)
Female patients, no. (%)
No. admissions Elective Emergency No. admissions Elective Emergency Maternity
15–19 4 2 (50.0) 2 (50.0) 14 0 6 (42.9) 8 (57.1)
20–29 29 2 (6.9) 27 (93.1) 237 5 (2.1) 27 (11.4) 205 (86.5)
30–39 54 2 (3.7) 50 (92.6) 350 10 (2.9) 51 (14.6) 288 (82.3)
40–49 121 9 (7.4) 109 (90.1) 140 12 (8.6) 81 (57.9) 46 (32.9)
50–59 204 30 (14.7) 170 (83.3) 140 34 (24.3) 105 (75.0) 1 (0.7)
60–69 292 35 (12.0) 250 (85.6) 197 25 (12.7) 171 (86.8) 0
70–79 307 23 (7.5) 283 (92.2) 230 16 (7.0) 210 (91.3) 0
>80
366
26 (7.1)
331 (90.4)

414
19 (4.6)
387 (93.5)
0
Total 1,377 129 (9.4) 1,222 (88.7) 1,722 121 (7.0) 1,038 (60.3) 548 (31.8)

*N = 3,099 associated hospital admissions (within 7 d of specimen date) represent 2,704 invasive GBS episodes in 2,647 patients. iGBS, invasive group B Streptococcus.

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