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  • Journal article
    Collin SM, Lamb P, Jauneikaite E, Le Doare K, Creti R, Berardi A, Heath PT, Sriskandan S, Lamagni Tet al., 2019,

    Hospital clusters of invasive Group B Streptococcal disease: a systematic review

    , Journal of Infection, Vol: 79, Pages: 521-527, ISSN: 0163-4453

    Objectives: To characterize outbreaks of invasive Group B Streptococcal (iGBS) disease in hospitals.Methods: Systematic review using electronic databases to identify studies describing iGBS outbreaks/clusters or cross-infection/acquisition in healthcare settings where ‘cluster’ was defined as ≥2 linked cases. PROSPERO CRD42018096297.Results: Twenty-five references were included describing 30 hospital clusters (26 neonatal, 4 adult) in 11 countries from 1966 to 2019. Cross-infection between unrelated neonates was reported in 19 clusters involving an early-onset (<7 days of life; n = 3), late-onset (7–90 days; n = 13) index case or colonized infant (n = 3) followed by one or more late-onset cases (median serial interval 9 days (IQR 3–17, range 0–50 days, n = 45)); linkage was determined by phage typing in 3 clusters, PFGE/MLST/PCR in 8, WGS in 4, non-molecular methods in 4. Postulated routes of transmission in neonatal clusters were via clinical personnel and equipment, particularly during periods of crowding and high patient-to-nurse ratio. Of 4 adult clusters, one was attributed to droplet spread between respiratory cases, one to handling of haemodialysis catheters and two unspecified.Conclusions: Long intervals between cases were identified in most of the clusters, a characteristic which potentially hinders detection of GBS hospital outbreaks without enhanced surveillance supported by genomics.
  • Conference paper
    Aliabadi S, Honeyford K, Jauneikaite E, Muller-Pebody B, Costelloe Cet al., 2019,

    Risk factors for E. coli Susceptibility in Bloods Stream Infections in England Between 2013-2017

    , Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Pages: 111-111, ISSN: 1101-1262

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