Question reference: S4W-18505
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 November 2013
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2013
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to analyse group B streptococcus infection rates.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not analyse Group B Streptococcus infection rates, however Health Protection Scotland does and has produced the following table:
Table 1: Number and incidence of confirmed laboratory reports of invasive Streptococcal Group B infections by year (2009-2013 up to mid-June) in those aged up to 90 days
Number of Invasive Streptococcal Group B Reports by Year
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013* |
| Early onset (defined as less than 7 days of age when sample taken) number of reports | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 |
| Early onset estimated incidence per 1000 births | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.26 |
| Late onset (defined as 7-90 days of age when sample taken) number of reports | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 10 |
| Late onset estimated incidence per 1000 births | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.37 |
| Number of births per year (National Records Scotland) | 59046 | 58791 | 58590 | 58027 | Not available as yet * * |
Note: These only relate to confirmed cases and there are a number of cases that are treated on clinical grounds and for whom there is no confirmed diagnosis.