Louise K Francois Watkins, Lesley McGee, Stephanie J Schrag, Bernard Beall, Jennifer Hudson Jain, Tracy Pondo, Monica M Farley, Lee H Harrison, Shelley M Zansky, Joan Baumbach, Ruth Lynfield, Paula Snippes Vagnone, Lisa A Miller, William Schaffner, Ann R Thomas, James P Watt, Susan Petit, Gayle E Langley
IMPORTANCE: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of invasive bacterial disease. Previous studies have shown a substantial and increasing burden of GBS infections among nonpregnant adults, particularly older adults and those with underlying medical conditions. OBJECTIVE: To update trends of invasive GBS disease among US adults using population-based surveillance data. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this population-based surveillance study, a case was defined as isolation of GBS from a sterile site between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2016...
April 1, 2019: JAMA Internal Medicine