Question reference: S2W-05994
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 February 2004
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Current status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 March 2004
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies have (a) developed life threatening Group B streptococcal infections, (b) died due to Group B streptococcal infections and (c) survived but have been left with serious long-term mental or physical problems due to Group B streptococcal infections, in each of the last 10 years for which records are available.
Answer
The available information on neonatal discharges recording Group B streptococcal infections is shown in the table for years 1996 to 2003.
Discharges from Neonatal Units with Diagnoses of Group B Streptococcal (ICD10 P360) between April 1996 and March 2003:
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| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03* |
| No of Discharges | 149 | 236 | 266 | 224 | 207 | 256 | 153 |
Source: SMR11
Note: *Incomplete data collection
The number of deaths of children aged under 2, with a mention of Group B Streptococcus infection on the death certificate, between 1996 and 2003 is as follows:
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| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 2 |
| Mention of Group B Streptococcus Infection | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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| underlying cause of death involved Group B Streptococcus infection1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Source: General Register Office for Scotland
Notes:
1. Causes associated with Group B Streptococcus included meningitis, pneumonia, and septicaemia.
2. Data for 2003 are provisional.
Information on babies surviving but left with serious long term mental or physical problems due to Group B streptococcal infections is not readily available.