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Written question asked by Nick de Bois (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2010. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Streptococcal Infections: Babies

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many newborn babies were diagnosed with group B streptococcal infections in (a) London and (b) England in each of the last five years.
Answer

Data are not available by region as this is not a routine data output.The Health Protection Agency (HPA) receives reports of bloodstream infections associated with group B streptococci.The HPA has published data for England for infants aged under 90 days as detailed in the following table.

Number and rate (per 1,000 live births) of group B streptococcal bacteraemia reports in infants 0 to 90 days old: England, 2006-08
All cases (0 to 90 days old) Early onset (0 to 6 days old) Late onset (7 to 90 days old)
Number Rate (95% confidence interval (CI)) Number Rate (95% confidence interval (CI)) Number Rate (95% confidence interval (CI))
2006 366 0.58 (0.52-0.64) 221 0.35 (0.30-0.40) 145 0.23 (0.19-0.27)
2007 383 0.60 (0.54-0.67) 235 0.37 (0.32-0.42) 148 0.23 (0.20-0.27)
2008 439 0.67 (0.61-0.74) 262 0.40 (0.35-0.45) 177 0.27 (0.23-0.31)
Notes:
1. CI = Confidence Interval or 95% confident the true proportion lies within the range given.
2. Data for 2005 and 2006 are only available for infants, i.e. children aged under one year).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9773; 514 c208W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Babies Streptococcus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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