Table 1.
Demographics
| GBS meningitis (%) | GBS bacteremia, culture negative CSF (%) | Negative Blood and CSF Culture (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 46 | 133 | 13,316 |
| Gestational age (weeks) - median [IQR] | 38 [36, 39] | 38 [35, 40] | 37 [31, 39] |
| Birth weight (g) - median [IQR] | 3122 [2735, 3570] | 3301 [2696, 3625] | 2740 [1825,3425] |
| Delivery - N (%) | |||
| Caesarian-section | 12 (28) | 47 (35) | 5746 (43) |
| Maternal GBS status | |||
| Positive | 3 (12) | 16 (18) | 1938 (25) |
| Negative | 17 (65) | 50 (56) | 3438 (44) |
| Unknown | 6 (23) | 24 (27) | 2381 (31) |
| Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis - N (%) | |||
| Yes | 7 (15) | 34 (26) | 5203 (39) |
| Race/ethnicity - N (%) | |||
| Black | 6 (14) | 24 (18) | 2462 (19) |
| Hispanic | 13 (31) | 28 (22) | 3890 (30) |
| White | 23 (55) | 75 (58) | 5923 (46) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 595 (5) |
| Sex - N (%) | |||
| Male | 20 (43) | 68 (51) | 7498 (56) |
| Death-N(%) | |||
| Yes | 2 (5) | 1 (1) | 218 (2) |