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Table 4 Clinical diagnosis and distribution of GBS serotypes in 84 infants in the two age groups

From: Etiological serotype and genotype distributions and clinical characteristics of group B streptococcus-inducing invasive disease among infants in South China

Group	Diagnosis	Ia	Ib	II	III	V	χ² value	P
GBS EOD	Pneumonia	7	6	3	22	2	10.510	0.511*
GBS LOD	Pneumonia	3	4	0	9	0	10.510	0.511*
GBS EOD	Sepsis	6	2	2	18	1	9.028	0.671*
GBS LOD	Sepsis	2	4	0	19	0	9.028	0.671*
GBS EOD	Meningitis	1	2	0	1	0	19.433	0.040*
GBS LOD	Meningitis	0	1	0	20	0	19.433	0.040*
GBS EOD	Complications^a	0	4	0	9	0	15.633	0.136*
GBS LOD	Complications^a	2	0	0	3	0	15.633	0.136*
Total GBS EOD		13	13	5	56	3	9.095	0.059*
Total GBS LOD		8	10	0	45	0	9.095	0.059*

^a including pneumorrhagia, shock, and disseminated intravascular coagulation
* Fisher’s exact test

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