Avtor/Urednik		Arnež, Maja
Naslov		Okužbe s Streptococcus agalactiae: pogostost, diagnostika in možnost preprečevanja
Prevedeni naslov		Streptococcus agalactiae infections: incidence, diagnosis and prevention
Tip		članek
Vir		Med Razgl
Vol. in št.		Letnik 43, št. Suppl 2
Leto izdaje		2004
Obseg		str. 97-105
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Despite progress in intesive care treatment Streptococcus agalactiae remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates and infants. The percentage of colonized women in Slovenia appears to be high. The paper presents the incidence of infection in the USA and western European countries. The importance of detection of colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women during delivery, as the main risk factor for infection in children, is emphasized. The diagnosis of infection and possible prevention of early neonatal infection are shown. The need for safe and effective vaccine against Streptococcus agalactiae to prevent stillborn, prematurity and late infection in children is stressed.
Izvleček		Okužba s Streptococcus agalactiae ostaja kljub napredku v intenzivnem zdravljenju pomemben vzrok zbolevnosti in umrljivosti novorojenčkov in dojenčkov. Tudi v Sloveniji je odstotek koloniziranih nosečnic visok. V prispevku prikazujemo pogostost okužbe v ZDA in v državah zahodne Evrope. Poudarjen je pomen ugotavljanja kolonizacije nosečnic s Streptococcus agalactiae med porodom, ki je glavni dejavnik tveganja za okužbo pri otroku. Prikazana je diagnostika okužbe in mogoči načini preprečevanja zgodnje okužbe novorojenčkov. Omenjena je potreba po izdelavi varnega in učinkovitega cepiva proti Streptococcus agalactiae za preprečevanje mrtvorojenosti, nedonošenosti in pozne okužbe otrok.
Deskriptorji		STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS PREVALENCE UROGENITAL DISEASES LABOR VAGINAL SMEARS PENICILLINS IMMUNOTHERAPY, ACTIVE