Abstract:
Objectives To determine the incidence, clinical
presentation and outcome of group B haemolytic
streptococcal (GBS) sepsis
Design, setting and method This was a two year
retrospective observational analysis at Colombo South
Teaching hospital. All clinically suspected and
bacteriologically confirmed cases of GBS sepsis in
infants up to three month of age were analysed. Data
was obtained from individual clinical notes and
records at the Department of Microbiology.
Results There were 21 cases, an incidence of 1.06 per
1000 live births. Thirteen (62%) were male. Seven
(33%) were premature. Thirteen (62%) were early
onset and 08 (38%) were late onset. Main presenting
features on admission were respiratory 11 (52%), poor
activity/feeding 09 (43%) and fever 08 (38%).
Complications were mainly neurological (48%)
Mortality was 4.7 %.
