title: Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus in developing countries.
abstract: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis in neonates. The current distribution pattern of GBS serotypes in developing countries such as India, China and Brazil is not clear. In order to appropriately plan for vaccination programs to address the burden of this disease in these countries, prospective population based studies are urgently needed. In our discussions, we focused on India, China and Brazil because of the membership of our workgroup, but data on other countries are also presented here. Further studies in developing countries are needed so as to better formulate appropriate public health interventions.
authors: School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India. akjohri14@yahoo.com
authors: Atul Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Johri
authors: Hem
authors: H
authors: Lata
authors: Puja
authors: P
authors: Yadav
authors: Meenakshi
authors: M
authors: Dua
authors: Yonghong
authors: Y
authors: Yang
authors: Xiaoning
authors: X
authors: Xu
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Homma
authors: Michèle Anne
authors: MA
authors: Barocchi
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Bottomley
authors: Allan
authors: A
authors: Saul
authors: Keith P
authors: KP
authors: Klugman
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Black
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity
keywords: Group B Streptococcus; Maternal immunization; Neonatal