Table 1.
Clinical information of GBS strains by isolate source and disease onset
| Culture source | Early-onset disease (n = 34) |
Late-onset disease (n = 59) |
Total (n = 93) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood, n (%) | 28 (82.4) | 34 (57.6) | 62 (66.7) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid, n (%) | 1 (2.9) | 16 (27.1) | 17 (18.3) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid+blood, n (%) | 5 (14.7) | 8 (13.6) | 13 (14.0) |
| Articular cavity fluid, n (%) | 0 | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.1) |
| Bacteremia, n (%) | 18 (53.0) | 25 (42.4) | 43(46.2) |
| Meningitis, n (%) | 16 (47.0) | 33 (55.9) | 49(52.7) |
| Septic arthritis, n (%) | 0 | 1 (1.7) | 1(1.1) |