Newborn Septic Arthritis-A Rare Presentation of Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease: Case Report and Short Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Rahel Schuler (Author), Harald Ehrhardt (Author), Klaus-Peter Zimmer (Author), Daniel Berthold (Author), Janina Trauth (Author), Christian Fölsch (Author), Markus Waitz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections among neonates. We present the case of an 11-day-old neonate with septic arthritis as a rare presentation of late-onset disease (LOD) with a favorable short-term outcome. GBS is a leading cause of neonatal infect...