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. 2021 Nov 1;21:1129. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06820-2

Table 2.

Incidence and cases of GBS invasive disease in selected age groups in Denmark in 2019 (N = 202)

EOGBS in Denmark, 2019
Newborn population Invasive GBS cases Incidence per 1000
Total 61,167 17 0.28 (95% CI: 0.15–0.41)
Female 29,648 6 0.20 (95% CI: 0.04–0.36)
Male 31,519 11 0.35 (95% CI: 0.14–0.55)
LOGBS in Denmark, 2019
Newborn population Invasive GBS cases Incidence per 1000
Total 61,167 9 0.15 (95% CI: 0.05–0.24)
Female 29,648 3 0.10 (95% CI: − 0.01–0.22)
Male 31,519 6 0.19 (95% CI: 0.04–0.34)
Age group 18–19 years
Overall population Invasive GBS cases Incidence per 100,000
Total 141,501 0 0
Male 72,392 0 0
Female 69,109 0 0
Age group 20–30 years
Overall population Invasive GBS cases Incidence per 100,000
Total 857,817 6 0.70 (95% CI: 0.14–1.26)
Male 437,846 2 0.46 (95% CI: –0.18–1.09)
Female 419,971 4 0.95 (95% CI: 0.02–1.89)
Age group 31–44
Overall population Invasive GBS cases Incidence per 100,000
Total 1,057,289 16 1.51 (95% CI: 0.77–2.25)
Male 533,639 3 0.56 (95% CI: –0.07–1.20)
Female 523,650 13 2.48 (95% CI: 1.13–3.83)
Total incidence, 2019, all age groups
Overall population Invasive GBS cases Incidence per 100,000
Total 5,806,081 202 3.48 (95% CI: 3.00–3.96)
Female 2,917,008 94 3.22 (95% CI: 2.57–3.87)
Male 2,889,073 108 3.74 (95% CI: 3.03–4.44)

EOGBS early-onset disease. LOGBS late-onset disease. CI Confidence interval