Group B streptococcus late-onset disease,contaminated breast milk and mothers persistently GBS negative: report of 3cases

• Main Authors: Giangiacomo Nicolini (Author), Martina Borellini (Author), Vitaliana Loizzo (Author), Roberta Creti (Author), Luigi Memo (Author), Alberto Berardi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Human milk is fundamental for its nutritional properties and to protect newborns, but it is not sterile and can sometime transmit bacteria. Few anecdotal cases suggest that breast milk could be a possible source of group B Streptococcus (GBS) late onset disease, although the path...