Late-onset Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Neonate With Early Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Late-onset Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Neonate With Early Antibiotic Prophylaxis

An otherwise healthy female baby who had received early postnatal antibiotic prophylaxis because of maternal vaginal group B streptococcal (GBS) colonization died of late-onset GBS meningitis. GBS was isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Genotyping using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis conf...

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Main Authors: Ting-Jung Ko, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Po-Ren Hsueh, Hung-Chieh Chou, Chun-Yi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
group B streptococcus
late-onset
meningitis
prophylaxis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600460

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