Burden of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Infants and Resistance Surveillance in China

Health Science Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02812576

XJTU-CDSP_01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Data on neonatal GBS disease are very limited in China. Acceptance and implementation of prevention measures such as antibiotics prevention or vaccination against GBS disease would require robust data. This study as the first national, multicenter study to investigate the epidemiology of GBS disease in China, and the resistance surveillance of GBS isolates, to appraise the necessity of appropriate interventions.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 90 days old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Positive culture for GBS from normally sterile sites such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
2. ≤90 days old at the time of GBS confirmation.
3. Voluntary written informed consent provided.

Exclusion criteria

1. None