South Indian Children's Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Group B Streptococcus Invasive Disease: A Matched-Cohort Study.

Background: This study is part of a multicountry matched-cohort study designed to estimate the risk of long-term neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) of children exposed to invasive group B Streptococcus (iGBS). The specific objective of this paper is to compare NDI across domains of iGBS survivors with a matched non iGBS group in our population.

Methods: Survivors of iGBS in a South Indian hospital were identified and recruited between January 2020 and April 2021.