Septicaemia and meningitis in neonates and during early infancy in the Go¨teborg area of Sweden

Abstract

The incidence of neonatal infections increased and the case-fatality rate decreased in the Göteborg area compared to the findings of a previous study. Very late onset infections should be added to the total burden of neonatal infections. CoNS are important pathogens but their role is difficult to determine since they are both pathogens and contaminants of cultures from blood and cerebrospinal fluid.