title: [Neonatal streptococcus group B infection in Yaoundé (Cameroon). Epidemiologic and clinical aspects].
abstract: This study was designed to investigate epidemiologic and clinical features of neonatal group B streptococcal infections. Sixty cases seen over a 60-month period were reviewed. Incidence was 0.8% of admissions. Most affected infants were from low-income families (86.7% of mothers were unemployed and 73.5% of homes were without running water). Neonatal infection was delayed in most instances (76.67%). Fetid vaginal discharge (60%) and premature rupture of the membranes (35%) were the main findings upon history taking. Abnormal body temperature regulation (76.7%) was the most prominent clinical manifestation. Respiratory distress developed in 25% of patients. Meningeal involvement occurred in 73.3% of patients. Serotype B III was recovered in 31 of the 34 cases (91%) in which serotype was determined. Mortality rate was 21.7% and permanent sequelae occurred in 8.3% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Pédiatrie, Centre Universitaire des Sciences de la Santé (CUSS), Hôpital Central, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kago
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndayo-Wouafo
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Tchokoteu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tetanye
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tietche
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doumbe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mbonda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: N'Koulou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mbede
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Infection néonatale à streptocoque du groupe B à Yaoundé (Cameroun). Aspects épidémiologiques et cliniques.