Incidence of group B strep has decreased among newborns, but has increased among adults
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 17:07
in Health & Medicine
Group B streptococcus, a major cause of serious infections, declined about 25 percent among infants younger than 7 days from 1999 to 2005, but increased nearly 50 percent among persons 15 to 64 years old, according to a study in the May 7 issue of JAMA.