Volume 9, Number 4—April 2003
Research
Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infections in Finland: A Population-based Study
Outi Lyytikäinen*
, J. Pekka Nuorti*, Erja Halmesmäki†, Petteri Carlson†, Jukka Uotila‡, Risto Vuento‡, Tapio Ranta§, Hannu Sarkkinen§, Martti Ämmälä¶, Anja Kostiala¶, and Anna-Liisa Järvenpää†
, J. Pekka Nuorti*, Erja Halmesmäki†, Petteri Carlson†, Jukka Uotila‡, Risto Vuento‡, Tapio Ranta§, Hannu Sarkkinen§, Martti Ämmälä¶, Anja Kostiala¶, and Anna-Liisa Järvenpää†
Table 3
High risk groups for whom intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended in 38 Finnish hospitals with obstetric services, 2002a
| Risk group | No. of hospitals (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| GBS specimen taken/ result positiveb | GBS specimen not taken/results unknown | |
| GBS-positive mothers |
23 (61) |
– |
| GBS bacteriuria during current pregnancy |
15 (39) |
15 (39) |
| Invasive GBS disease in previously delivered child |
25 (66) |
25 (66) |
| Delivery <37 wk gestation |
18 (47) |
9 (24) |
| Rupture of membranes >18 h |
26 (68) |
19 (50) |
| Intrapartum fever >38°C | 31 (82) | 33 (87) |
aGBS, group B streptococcus.
bOnly one hospital routinely screened all pregnant women for prenatal GBS carriage.
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